INPEX NORGE AS has selected subsurface consultancy First Geo to provide exploration teams and services for the E&P company’s exploration efforts on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, according to a press release.

Under the contract, First Geo, part of Akastor ASA, will provide full exploration teams and data hosting services for INPEX NORGE AS. First Geo’s geologists will be based at INPEX’s office in Oslo, Norway, and provide seismic interpretation services and support to INPEX’s in-house exploration team.

First Geo’s contract with INPEX runs until the end of 2015. The contract value is undisclosed.