Now, three major players in the Rovuma basin are 
gearing up to drill 
exploration probes in their acreage.

Nelson Ocuane, chairman and chief executive of 
Mozambique’s state-owned 
oil company ENH, which 
has minority stakes in 
all acreage in the 
country, says Eni, Statoil 
and Petronas are in the 
process of pinpointing drilling locations.

Eni, operator of Area 4, and Petronas, operator of areas 3 and 6, could each drill in 
2011-2012 while Statoil, which operates Areas 2 and 5, may drill in two to three years’ time.

While