BP、Rosneft 及Schlumberger開展技術共享合作

Three majors in their spheres – Russia state Rosneft, the UK’s BP and US Schlumberger – have agreed to collaborate on seismic research and development, they said in a joint statement September 2.The agreements were signed at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.BP told NGW that it could not put a dollar figure on the planned operation as the investments will be on a project by project basis.Under the terms of the agreements, Rosneft will join as an equal partner in BP’s ongoing project with Schlumberger’s seismic business, WesternGeco, to develop cableless onshore seismic acquisition technology.The project envisages an initial two-year period to complete the development of a seismic acquisition system. BP and Rosneft will have preferential access to this technology for an initial period, after which Schlumberger will have the exclusive rights to market the system.