Diamond in the rough? Nigerian indie touts startling gas potential of Sierra Leone acreage

Ryder Scott estimates Innoson Oil & Gas tracts could house 8.2 Tcf of gas plus about 230 million barrels of liquids

Tantalising: diamond mining is big business in Sierra Leone, but the country needs power, so future gas discoveries would be welcomed by Freetown government — Tantalising: diamond mining is big business in Sierra Leone, but the country needs power, so future gas discoveries would be welcomed by Freetown governmentPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Sierra Leone Innoson Oil Africa Sub-Saharan Africa

Published 24 May 2022, 10:20Updated 26 May 2022, 08:21