Equatorial Guinea: Discovery for ExxonMobil

The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons announced on 4 December that ExxonMobil has submitted a Notice of Discovery for the Avestruz-1 (Ostrich) well on Block EG-06 and is evaluating its commercial potential and possible development options. ExxonMobil signed a contract in 2015 for the block, which lies southwest of Block B, which contains the Zafiro field, and north of Ophir Energy’s Block R, where the Fortuna gas field is under development.