The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Mauritania and the U.S. company Murphy Oil signed two offshore oil and gas exploration and production contracts in the capital, Nouakchott, covering Blocks C10 and Tiof in the country’s coastal basin. The contracts were signed by Mauritania’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum Mohamed Abdel Vetah and Murphy Oil’s Senior Vice President for Exploration and Subsurface Christopher Charles Olsen.
In its second-quarter shareholder update report published on August 5, 2026, Murphy Oil disclosed that in the second quarter the company had submitted offshore exploration block applications to the Mauritanian government and initiated contract negotiations, and that at the time it expected to complete the signing in the second half of 2026. The two contracts signed this time cover Blocks C10 and Tiof. Reuters, separately citing local energy officials, reported that Murphy Oil and the UK oil and gas company Chariot had applied in July for exploration rights in three offshore blocks in Mauritania.
On the morning of November 3, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani received a Murphy Oil delegation at the Presidential Palace. The contract signing ceremony held that day was organized by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, and Corina Sanders, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Mauritania, attended.
During the signing, Mauritania’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum noted that geological exploration data had already been accumulated for Blocks C10 and Tiof, and that oil and gas resources in the relevant areas still require further evaluation. The contracts obtained by Murphy Oil this time cover exploration and production operations in the two blocks; the specific exploration work program has not yet been made public.
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Post time: Nov-09-2026