UK-based Sound Energy company has sealed a new 8 year petroleum deal including the areas previously covered by the Tendrara petroleum agreement and the Matarka reconnaissance license (“Greater Tendrara”) in addition to the existing Anoual petroleum agreement and the production concession application relating to the Tendrara gas discovery in Eastern Morocco. Commenting the deal, Sound Energy’s CEO James Parsons said: “I am delighted to announce that we have contractually secured our rights on this potentially transformational acreage up to 2026”. “We look forward to the approval of our production concession and commencement of our exploration drilling program in the near future”, stressed the company’s Chief. In June, Sound Energy announced plans to build a gas plant and a pipeline to commercialize gas it discovered in eastern Morocco. Several drillings for oil and gas operations are being conducted in Morocco, which imports about 95 percent of its energy needs.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 31, 2018 14:03 UTC