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CNOOC Takes Five New E&P Contracts in Mozambique

Friday, May 24, 2024

CNOOC Limited subsidiaries have entered into five offshore petroleum exploration and production concession contracts (EPCCs) with the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy of Mozambique (MIREME) and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) in Mozambique.

 

The five contracts signed are for blocks S6-A, S6-B, A6-D, A6-E and A6-G, all located offshore Mozambique. The total area is approximately 29,000 square kilometers, with water depths from 500 to 2,500 meters.

 

According to the terms of the contracts, the first stage of the exploration period of the blocks shall be four years. The five wholly owned subsidiaries of CNOOC Limited shall act as the operators in the exploration and development phases and independently owns the operating interests in the five blocks (S6-A 70%, S6-B 77.5%, A6-D 77.5%, A6-E 80%, A6-G 79.5%). ENH owns the remaining non-operating interests (S6-A 30%, S6-B 22.5%, A6-D 22.5%, A6-E 20%, A6-G 20.5%).


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