Rosneft has started field works at five license blocks of the Barents and Pechora Seas: West Prinovozemelsky, located in the North-Eastern part of the Barents sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Perseevsky, located in the North-Western part of the Barents sea, and at the South Russky, South Prinovozemelsky and West Matveevsky license blocks, located in the Pechora Sea. West Prinovozemelsky - 3D seismic exploration with a volume of 2800 sq. Perseevsky - 2D seismic exploration with a volume of 6500 sq. South Prinovozemelsky - 2D seismic exploration with a volume of 2000 sq. West Matveevsky - 2D seismic exploration with a volume of 2000 sq. Seismic work will be performed by a specialized research vessel simultaneously with the shipboard gravi magnetometric survey.