Polarbase AS is centrally located in Rypefjord, 5 km from the centre of Hammerfest. Polarbase is the support base for the oil exploration activities in the Barents Sea.
The Barents Sea lies between Svalbard in the west and Novaya Zemlya to the east.
It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean and to the south by the coasts of Norway and Russia. It covers about 1.4 million square kilometres, which is almost four times the area of mainland Norway.
Polarbase has become the Supply Base for all activity in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Thus the Company will play an important role in the futuredevelopment of oil and gas reseources in this important but vulnerable area. Polarbase has signed a contract with Statoil to provide support services for the development and operation of the Snøhvit field.
Polarbase is ISPS Approved.