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WITHOUT POLITICS GENNADY KAZANIN EXPANDING SCIENTIFIC SPACE Interview by Svetlana KOVALEVSKAYA Photos by Pavel VISHNEVSKY and provided by the JSC MAGE archives office In recent years, JSC Marine Arctic Geological Expedition by means of innovation technologies has achieved definite success when conducting geologic explorations for oil and gas on the Arctic Shelf. Now that one speaks about the Russian marine geophysics competitiveness as a vivid example of this ability to carry out studies at the current scientific methodological level in very severe climatic conditions, we may surely name MAGE. Almost 45 years the Expedition has succeeded in performing geophysical studies in areas of the Arctic Shelf seas and in water areas of the World Ocean. Scientific directions of the Expedition operations are diversified and their range continuously expands. In the opinion of Gennady Kazanin, General Director of JSC MAGE, a high status of the developed company is required to be confirmed all the time. Main business strategy is based on this postulate. 64 ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE ACROSS THE GLOBE “ G ennady Sem enovich , it is c le a r th a t it is n o t easy to ta k e a h igh s ta nd a rd . Bu t, a ppa ren tly , it is m o re d iffic u lt to ho ld th e s ta nd a rd , m ee t it in all p a ram e te rs . How has MAGE su c cee d e d in d o ing so fo r m any y e a rs ? ” “ It is really difficult to lead at our market. Geophysical services are extremely complicated business. Few oil and gas experts can see fully into results of geophysical surveys. Years of study and practical work are required in order to interpret raw data steadily. Therefore, a social policy of our Company is to create conditions fo r effective work of employees, their professional growth. Experts in MURMANSK MILE • 3-2016