An Eni SPA subsidiary has farmed in to three blocks offshore Mozambique in an agreement with ExxonMobil Mozambique Exploration & Production Ltd., the operator.
The Italian company acquires 10% interests in:
• Unexplored Block A5-B, covering 6,080 sq km in 1,800-2,500 m of water about 1,300 km northeast of Maputo.
• Lightly explored Blocks Z5-C and Z5D, covering a total of 10,205 sq km in 500-2,100 m of water facing the delta of the Zambezi River about 800 km northeast of Maputo.
Remaining interests are ExxonMobil, 40%; state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos and Rosneft, 20% each; and Qatar Petroleum, 10%.