OSLO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Statoil could drill itsfirst well in the Salina Basin offshore Mexico in 2018 at theearliest, its exploration chief told Reuters on Tuesday.
Statoil on Monday was awarded oil exploration acreageoffshore Mexico in partnership with BP and Total. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis and Stine Jacobsen, editing byTerje Solsvik)