A South African wears the Mozambican flag at a commemoration service 19 October 2006 in Mbuzini at the memorial on the hill where Mozambican President Samora Machel died 20 years ago in the crash of his Tupolev-134. Thousands of people from Mozambique and South Africa attended the ceremony, and heard Mozambican President Armando Guebuza blame apartheid-South African security forces for the crash which killed his country's independence hero. Machel's widow Graca, who is now married to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, was clearly moved as she attended the ceremony. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE Photo: ALEXANDER JOE

Sasol lifts exploration prizes

South African synthetic fuels giant Sasol has landed a swag of exploration licences, including Block A, in Mozambique awarded as part of the country's third licensing round, and a stake in a permit in Australia's Carnarvon basin play.

10 September 2008 7:58 GMT Updated 10 September 2008 7:58 GMT

By Anthea Pitt

Block A covers 9909 square kilometres and lies on the western border of Sasol's Pande and Temane licences.

A Sasol spokesman said the company planned to start seismic work on Block A early next year.

Maputo also handed Block B to the Osho consortium as part of the third round. Block B covers 10,735 square kilometres. The Osho consortium is made up of OPII-Orient Petroleum International of Pakistan, ETA Star Holdings of the United Arab Emirates and Mozambique's Osho Energia Limitada.

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Sasol lifts exploration prizes