“We don’t need to attract potential buyers. We have a long queue of companies knocking on our doors.

“We are already talking with them, but we do not want to do anything before completing our seismic.

“We want to boost the value of our properties,” said HRT founder and chief executive Marcio Mello.

HRT is presently running a vast 3D seismic campaign in Namibia, covering approximately 9100 square kilometres, at seven of its 10 operated blocks in the country.

Mello