Aside from Total and Eni, Britain’s Tullow Oil has also announced significant discoveries of Ivorian offshore oil reserves in recent years. Ivory Coast on Wednesday reported a "major discovery" of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by Italian firm Eni.
Which companies have discovered oil in Ivory Coast?
International companies including French giant Total and Britain’s Tullow Oil have also announced significant discoveries of Ivorian offshore oil reserves in recent years. Ivory Coast, which ambitions to become a "major" oil producer by 2023, announced Thursday a new discovery of oil and natural gas by Italian hydrocarbon giant ENI.
How many oilfields are there in Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast to date has 51 identified oilfields with four in production, 26 in exploration and the remaining 21 still up for grabs. In 2014, Total said exploration had shown "very promising" prospects. Aside from Total and Eni, Britain’s Tullow Oil has also announced significant discoveries of Ivorian offshore oil reserves in recent years.
Will Ivory Coast become a major oil producer by 2023?
Ivory Coast, which ambitions to become a "major" oil producer by 2023, announced Thursday a new discovery of oil and natural gas by Italian hydrocarbon giant ENI. The fresh discovery expands the potential of reserves found last year by 25 percent In September 2021, the country announced a find of deposits by ENI its Ivorian partern Petroci Holding.