Mauritania: Kosmos acquires seismic

Kosmos Energy is acquiring 3D seismic over its Mauritania blocks. Announcing its 2016 results, the Dallas-based company said acquisition over blocks C6 and C12 began in January and is expected to complete within Q1. This follows a survey over blocks C8 and C13 begun in Q4 20016 which completed in January. Kosmos plans a new exploration drilling campaign starting mid-year on its acreage offshore Senegal and Mauritania, where it won a farm-in from BP in December (AE 337/13). On completion, BP will take over the operatorship of all four blocks and hold a 62% stake.