Ivory Coast signs deals with ExxonMobil for two oil blocks

Dec. 18, 2014
Ivory Coast has signed production sharing agreements with Exxon Mobil for two ultra-deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea.

Offshore staff

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastIvory Coast has signed production sharing agreements with Exxon Mobil for two ultra-deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea.

The blocks include CI-602 and CI-603, which cover 3,874 and 5,543 sq km (1,496 and 2,140 sq mi), respectively, and vary in depth from 3,000 to 4,000 m (9,843 to 13,123 ft).

The maximum exploration period is nine years for each block, and, in the case of a commercial discovery, the length of the contract will be 25 years.

12/18/2014