LIBREVILLE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Gabon has awarded oil and gasblocks to 11 companies as part of a deepwater licensing round,which the Central African country hopes will boost oilproduction to 500,000 barrels per day, the oil minister said onTuesday.
"The government is aiming for 500,000 barrels a day ofproduction once these blocks are operational," oil ministerEtienne Ngoubou told reporters on Tuesday.
The following companies were among those named as winners ofthe 13 oil and gas blocks allocated: Ophir, Exxon Mobil, Eni, Repsol and Marathon.