Short on R&D, Russia's Offshore 'Needs Its Skolkovo*' PGS Russia Chief Alexander Dementyev

摘要

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's official visit to Norway in April marked a certain watershed in ties between the two countries. Medvedev's trip to Oslo was capped by the signing of a historic agreement setting the principles of the Barents Sea division, which is sure to boost Russian-Norwegian cooperation in the petroleum sector. OGE asked Alexander Dementyev, the head of the Oslo-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) geophysical company's rep office in Moscow, what it's like to run a Norwegian business in Russia today and what Moscow needs to do to attract more foreign investment. In April, Dementyev was a member of the Norwegian delegation at the high-profile bilateral business conference, held during President Medvedev's visit to Oslo.