Kenya: Eni awarded three Lamu deepwater blocks

July 2, 2012
Eni SPA has been awarded a 100% interest in three deepwater and ultradeepwater blocks in the Lamu basin offshore Kenya.

Eni SPA has been awarded a 100% interest in three deepwater and ultradeepwater blocks in the Lamu basin offshore Kenya.

Eni signed production sharing contracts on the L-21, L-23, and L-24 blocks totaling more than 35,000 sq km. The initial phase work program calls for seismic surveys.

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Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.