Total preparing for Sudan exploration operations
Date: 14/07/2008
Total revealed yesterday that it is preparing to commence a new exploration
effort in southern Sudan almost 30 years since it concluded the licensing
agreement.
Jean Francois Lassalle, vice president at Total for public affairs, said the
company is in the initial stages of exploration, which was halted more than
20 years ago by the Sudanese civil war. He said prospective acreage has been
identified in the area near Bor, capital of Jonglei, and that participants
have been determined for a new consortium for the exploration and production
effort.
Lassalle said Total is still waiting for drilling equipment to arrive at its
base camp in Juba, but that the anticipation is that exploratory drilling
will commence before yearend. "We're going to hunt for elephants in Sudan,
not for mosquitoes," he said.
Date: 14/07/2008
Total revealed yesterday that it is preparing to commence a new exploration
effort in southern Sudan almost 30 years since it concluded the licensing
agreement.
Jean Francois Lassalle, vice president at Total for public affairs, said the
company is in the initial stages of exploration, which was halted more than
20 years ago by the Sudanese civil war. He said prospective acreage has been
identified in the area near Bor, capital of Jonglei, and that participants
have been determined for a new consortium for the exploration and production
effort.
Lassalle said Total is still waiting for drilling equipment to arrive at its
base camp in Juba, but that the anticipation is that exploratory drilling
will commence before yearend. "We're going to hunt for elephants in Sudan,
not for mosquitoes," he said.
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