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JOINT-STOCK COMPANY POLAR MARINE GEOSURVEY EXPEDITION
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY POLAR MARINE GEOSURVEY EXPEDITION
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Full name of legal entity
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY POLAR MARINE GEOSURVEY EXPEDITION

Abbreviated name of the legal entity
JSC "PMGE"

Tax Number
7810639976

Registration number
1177847002354

Country
russian federation

Address
198412, russian federation, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov, 24 Pobedy St., lit. A

Reasons
The subsidiary of JSC Rosgeologia (TIN: 7724294887, sanctioned by USA and Australia), a russian state-owned multidisciplinary geological holding, is the only specialised company in russia that performs comprehensive geological and geophysical research and provides a wide range of services for studying the geological structure of the subsoil and searching for minerals in the most remote regions of the Arctic, Antarctica and the World Ocean. As part of the russian Antarctic expedition, it carries out comprehensive geological and geophysical research of the subsoil of Antarctica and the adjacent seas for the benefit of russia, has three field bases in Antarctica, a field base on the Spitsbergen archipelago, unique archives of geological and geophysical data and rock collections.
The company's activities include the discovery of the Pavlovskoye polymetallic deposit on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, the Tomtorskoye rare earth metal deposit in Yakutia, the Severo-Lyakhovskoye tin-bearing placer node on the Novosibirsk Islands archipelago, the gold-bearing area and placers on Bolshevik Island of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, and the discovery of sulphide ore deposits in the oceans.
The company is a contractor under a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) aimed at prospecting and exploring for deep-sea polymetallic sulphide deposits in the central Atlantic Ocean.
The company owns a sanctioned fleet, namely two specialised research vessels ‘Akademik Aleksandr Karpinskiy’ (IMO 8227238) and ‘Professor Logachev’ (IMO 8834691).


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Marine vessels
AKADEMIK ALEKSANDR KARPINSKIY
Vessel name
AKADEMIK ALEKSANDR KARPINSKIY
IMO
8227238
Flag (Current)
russian federation russian federation
Vessel Type
Research Vessel
Category
Other
icon arrow-tree Involvement in energy projects
The oceanographic research vessel is specialized in seismic surveys, onboard gravimetric surveys, magnetic surveys, geological sampling, and is equipped with a multibeam echo sounder for hydrographic surveys (detailed seabed topography – bathymetric research). The vessel is engaged in unlawful oil and natural gas exploration in the Antarctic. In January 2023, it docked in South Africa en route to Antarctica, provoking criticism from local activists over potential support to moscow in conducting mineral exploration in the Antarctic and violating the international ban on such activities. The global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion has linked the vessel’s activities to future mineral extraction in the region. On 23 February 2024, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel for large-scale oil and gas exploration in the Southern Ocean of Antarctica – a marine desert under threat from greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather events. Much of this exploration has been conducted via Cape Town since the entry into force of the international moratorium on mining in 1998. The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian company Polar Marine Geosurvey Expedition JSC (АО "Полярная морская геологоразведочная экспедиция"), a subsidiary of Rosgeologia JSC (АО "Росгеология"), the russian state-owned diversified geological holding.
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