CMS' onshore/offshore permit extends north of the 15th parallel all the way to the Sudanese border.
Fugro Geoteam has been selected to shoot 3000 kilometres of 2D, starting by October at the latest, according to the ministry's Hydrocarbons Promotion Division chief Telkehaimanot Debretsion.
Asmara's contract does not demand a drilling commitment from CMS which won a three-year exploration and geophysical evaluation period, extendable twice for an additional two years.
