PRESSE RELEASE

Signature of a Petroleum Agreement between

 ONHYM, Direct Petroleum Morocco Inc (Direct) and Anschutz Morocco Corporation (Anschutz)

 

 

Mrs AMINA BENKHADRA, the General Director of ONHYM and Mr. Edward C. Weller, Vice President of “ANSCHUTZ MOROCCO CORPORATION” and Mr. Ahmed Demnati representing “DIRECT PETROLEUM MOROCCO Inc”, signed a Reconnaissance Contract on the “ASILAH-TISSA” in the Pre-Rif area.

 

The exclusive Reconnaissance Contract covers an area of about 12 836 km2 and extends for a total period of 12 months. During this period, DIRECT and ANCHUTZ will proceed to develop many specific studies.

 

“ANSCHUTZ” was a partner of “ONAREP” for the reconnaissance contracts named “Asilah-Ouezzane” and “Tissa” and has developed a seismic data which need more studies to evaluate this large and complex area.

 

The signature of this Agreement is reinforcing the existing Petroleum Agreements and Reconnaissance Contracts both onshore and offshore, between Morocco and various International Oil and Gas Companies.

 

It is in the framework of its strategy developed according to the High Directives of His Majesty the King Mohamed VI, God assist Him, which aims at encouraging investments, that ONHYM, by its promotion policy throughout a sustainable participation to various international oil and gas conferences and exhibitions, has succeeded in inciting and encouraging the oil industry to highlight the Moroccan Hydrocarbon Potential.