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CHAPTER TWO
Developments of Energy Resourrces
surveys. This comes in line with Beicip- Franlab primary studies
i
that showed large and promising amount of gas in Lebanese waters.
In
Mauritania
, the government has signed two exploration licenses
with Total, one for an onshore block and one for an ultra deepwater
block. Total will hold 90% interest in offshore Block C 9 and Block
Ta 29 in the Taoudeni Basin. Block C 9 lies 140 km off Mauritania
in 2,500- 3,000 m of water and covers more than 10 thousand sq km.
Ta 29 is in the Sahara 1,000 km east of the capital Nouakchott, it is
located to the north of Total’s block Ta 7, on which the company said
the latest exploratory results show good prospectivity
ii
.
In
Yemen
, the Ministry of Oil and Minerals launched the 2012
Yemen Bid Round for exploration in the Sabatayn, Masila and
Mukalla-Sayhut Basins.Atotal of 20,132 sq km is on offer, comprising
five blocks, four onshore and one offshore.
Table (B)
outlines some
details about the offered blocks
iii
.
i
Reuters, 30/3/2012
ii
Oil and Gas Journal, 6/1/2012
iii
Yemen Ministry of Oil and Minerals, Official website, 16/9/2012
Block
Onshore/
Offshore
Acreage
(sq km)
Basin
Previous
Drilled Wells
Block 6
Onshore
3,911
Sabatayn
2
Block 15
Offshore
12,570
Mukalla-Sayhut
9
Block 84
Onshore
731
Masila
3
Block 85
Onshore
597
Sabatayn
2
Block 102
Onshore
2,323
Sabatayn
6
Table (B): Blocks offered in 2012 Yemen Bid Round
