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Nigerien National Oil Company Starts First Exploration Work in Desert in Southeast, Niger's PM Says
Nigerien National Oil Company Starts First Exploration Work in Desert in Southeast, Niger's PM Says
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In March, Niger's Council of Ministers approved a production sharing agreement between the state and SONIDEP. It concerns an oil block in Bilma in the... 24.06.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The Nigerien National Oil Company (SONIDEP) has started the first exploration work in the desert in the southeast of the country, Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine said.Since its creation in 1977, SONIDEP's activities have been mainly limited to the marketing of petroleum products, he added.In March, Niger's Council of Ministers approved a production sharing agreement between the state and SONIDEP. It concerns an oil block in Bilma in the country's northeast Agadez region and three others in Agadema in the Nigerien eastern Diffa region.SONIDEP's first exploration work in the desert came after the country's authorities endorsed a production sharing agreement between the state and the company. The agreement covers one oil block in Bilma and three others in Agadema.
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Nigerien National Oil Company Starts First Exploration Work in Desert in Southeast, Niger's PM Says
10:20 24.06.2024 (Updated: 14:59 24.06.2024) In March, Niger's Council of Ministers approved a production sharing agreement between the state and SONIDEP. It concerns an oil block in Bilma in the country's northeast Agadez region and three others in Agadema in the Nigerien eastern Diffa region.
The Nigerien National
Oil Company (SONIDEP) has started the first exploration work in the desert in the southeast of the country, Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine said.
"Today, June 22, our hydrocarbon company SONIDEP officially begins preparations for oil production as a national operator," he said during a ceremony in Haidar, in the Diffa region.
Since its creation in 1977, SONIDEP's activities have been mainly limited to the marketing of petroleum products, he added.
In March,
Niger's Council of Ministers approved a production sharing agreement between the state and SONIDEP. It concerns an oil block in Bilma in the country's northeast Agadez region and three others in Agadema in the Nigerien eastern Diffa region.
SONIDEP's first exploration work in the desert came after the country's authorities endorsed a production sharing agreement between the state and the company. The agreement covers one oil block in Bilma and three others in Agadema.
