Libya-Tunisia: 7th November block force majeure lifted
Sonde Resources Corp., Calgary, has lifted the force majeure declaration made on June 8, 2011, as to the 7th of November block in Libyan and Tunisian waters of the Mediterranean.
Sonde Resources Corp., Calgary, has lifted the force majeure declaration made on June 8, 2011, as to the 7th of November block in Libyan and Tunisian waters of the Mediterranean.
The company took the action after reviewing the Canadian government’s Aug. 31 repeal of unilateral sanctions against Libya.
Sonde requested a meeting with Joint Oil, the Tunisian-Libyan joint venture responsible for the block, to discuss near-term activities regarding the exploration program and the plan of development for the North Zarat discovery (OGJ Online, June 9, 2011).
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
