Monrovia — Exxon Mobil Corp. has applied to prequalify for four offshore oil blocks in Liberia, the West African country’s state oil regulator said in a statement on Sunday.
Once prequalified, Exxon will be invited to negotiate a Petroleum Sharing Agreement for Blocks 15, 16, 22 and 24 in the Liberia Basin, the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority said.
Reporting by Alphonso Toweh Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Susan Fenton – Reuters
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