Sound Energy completes Morocco farm-in
Morocco The Tendrara licence includes eight blocks across 14,500 square kilometres.
The operator plans to drill two back-to-back wells and conduct an extended well test to prove commerciality of the Tagi formation in the licence. It has reached an rig-acquisition agreement with French company Entrepose Drilling for the works.
Morocco has 1.69 bcm (60 bcf) of proven gas reserves. However, these are underdeveloped – the country imported 95% of its energy needs in 2014.
Since January 2015, BP, Chevron and independent Cairn Energy have announced new projects or buy-ins in the country. In March, UAE operator Mubadala Petroleum picked up a contract to explore off the country in the Mediterranean.
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