"This concerns the Norwegian offshore territories in the North Sea. And this concerns operational companies that we would prefer for Gazprom to have a stake in. All of these are working in the energy sector," Seele said after signing a number of documents on cooperation with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller in St. Petersburg.
In February, OMV stated that it plans to complete an asset swap with Gazprom in 2017, signing an agreement on the terms and conditions of the possible swap giving the Austrian firm a 24.98-percent stake in a project to develop two units at the Achimov gas deposits of the Urengoy field in case of a successful deal.
OMV acquired $2.65 billion worth of North Sea assets in 2013. Purchases included 19 percent of the Gullfaks field project and 24 percent of the Gudrun field on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company also took over 30 percent of the Rosebank field project and 5.88 percent of the Schiehallion field near the Shetland Islands. In late 2015, it commenced operations at the Edvard Grieg field, where it has a 20 percent stake.
