"We discovered gas in two wells - Hosan and Tawakul - in Block 8," Abbas told Dow Jones in an interview.
"Our plan now is to explore for more gas and oil in this block, and to commercialise it," Abbas added.
WNPOC, in which Sudan National Petroleum Corporation (Sudapet) and Malaysia's Petronas each own 50%, made a 108 billion cubic feet discovery in the block in March.
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