Rosneft and ExxonMobil begin drilling landmark Russian Arctic well

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Rosneft and ExxonMobil’s joint venture company Karmorneftegaz has begun drilling the landmark Universitetskaya-1 well in the Arctic Kara Sea, representing the northernmost well offshore Russia, Rosneft announced over the weekend. Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said: “The start of exploratory drilling in the Kara Sea is the most important event of the year for the global oil and gas industry.