OSLO, July 1 (Reuters) - Seven companies are interested inthe potential oil and gas resources off Jan Mayen island in theArctic, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Monday, asit announced buyers of seismic data for the waters off theisland.
The seven companies are: Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Tullow Oil, Lundin Petroleum, Det norske and Idemitsu. (Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by Nerijus Adomaitis)