Total SA and the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines of Mauritania have signed an agreement awarding Total two exploration and production contracts for Blocks C15 and C31 deep offshore Mauritania, covering a 14,175-sq km area. Based on the contracts, Total will serve as operator of these two blocks with a 90% interest alongside the Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM), which will hold the remaining 10%.
Combined with its participation interest and operatorship in Blocks C7, C9, and C18, the award of these latest blocks “strengthens Total’s position in the emerging hydrocarbons basin offshore Mauritania,” the company said.
“This agreement contributes to the implementation of Total’s strategy that aims to explore basins in proven yet underexplored petroleum systems,” said Arnaud Breuillac, president, E&P.
According to its exploration program, Total has plans to drill a well on Block C9 in 2019.
