C10 Mauritania7 Jun 2015 15:42
Block C-10 lies in the centre of the Nouakchott sub-basin, offshore Mauritania, part of the larger Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Conakry basin and covers an area of approximately 10,725 km² with water depths ranging from 50m to 2,400m.Â
The production sharing contract (PSC) for Block C-10 is held by Sterling Energy Mauritania Limited (13.5% working interest), Tullow (76.5% working interest and operator) and SMHPM (10% working interest)*. SMHPM is carried by Sterling and Tullow, pro-rata to their working interest, during the exploration phases. The PSC is in the second phase of the exploration period, which runs to November 2017, with a minimum work commitment of one well
During 2014, the C-10 Joint venture reprocessed the extensive legacy 3D datasets covering the majority of the Block with the aim of mature and rank the prospect inventory ahead of the exploration well commitment. The joint venture are currently planning to drill the Lamina prospect in H1 2016, which will fully meet the outstanding work commitments. Following completion of Phase 2, the joint venture may elect to enter into Phase 3 (with a 3 year term) with a minimum work obligation of 2 wells.