{"id":35900,"date":"2023-05-05T14:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/exxonmobil-applies-for-4-blocks-offshore-liberia"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:12:35","slug":"exxonmobil-applies-for-4-blocks-offshore-liberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/exxonmobil-applies-for-4-blocks-offshore-liberia","title":{"rendered":"ExxonMobil Applies for 4 Blocks Offshore Liberia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Global energy major ExxonMobil has expressed interest in four exploration blocks located in the Liberia Basin, south of the Liberian coast.<\/p>\n<p>According to an ExxonMobil official, the company has \u201cfiled a pre-qualification application with the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority for offshore blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This enables the energy major to proceed with the negotiation of a production sharing contract.<\/p>\n<p>The blocks on the table \u2013 Blocks LB-15, LB-16, LB-22 and LB-24 \u2013 are all located in the Liberia Basin between Monrovia and Buchanan.<\/p>\n<p>The application falls under Liberia\u2019s ongoing direct negotiation process, whereby 33 offshore blocks were opened in 2021 for direct negotiations with the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. Global energy major ExxonMobil has expressed interest in four exploration blocks located in the Liberia Basin, south of the Liberian coast. 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