Shell strikes out with latest exploration well despite hydrocarbons hit

Probe targeted billion-barrel carbonate prospect offshore Mauritania

Probe completed: Shell chief executive Wael Sawan. — Probe completed: Shell chief executive Wael Sawan.Photo: AP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

Senior reporterLondon

Shell Mauritania Africa North Africa

Published 14 November 2023, 16:29Updated 14 November 2023, 18:04