The
production
sharing
contracts
are
for
offshore
blocks
10
and
11,
which
are
2572
square
kilometres
and
2958
square
kilometres
in
area
respectively.
Paris-headquartered
Total's
exploration
boss
in
the
region
Arnaud
Breuillac
said
that
two
different
plays
were
in
the
French
explorer’s
sights
at
the
licence
pair.
“We
will
be
conducting
an
extensive
seismic
programme,
shooting
3D
seismic
on
block
11
and
2D
seismic
on
block
10,”
he
added.
The
two
blocks
lie
off
the
southwest
of
the
Mediterranean
island
in
water
depths
from
1000
metres
to
2500
metres
deep.
The
awards,
which
were