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Perenco withdraws from onshore block tender

The Anglo-French oil company has told the Kinshasa government that it is withdrawing from a call for tenders to explore two onshore blocks in Kongo-Central, having found them to have "insufficient" potential. [...]

Published on 05/12/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Behind Perenco's plans to extend its reign in Kongo Central

The Franco-British firm which specialises in optimisation of mature fields whose oil production has hit its limit in the country, hopes to acquire two exploration blocks that it has been eyeing for several years. It plans to invest €200m in its gas development project, on which it has just reached an agreement with Kinshasa and the local consortium Congo Energy.

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