Occupied WesternSahara – Sahara occidental wsrw + saharadoc
16/05/13 Preparations are under way for the planned first well in the sequence on the Foum Draa permit offshore Morocco (Cairn 50%, operator), which is due to commence later this year subject to necessary approvals. These preparations include sea bed site surveys and environmental surveys as well as contracting the 5th Generation semi-submersible ‘Cajun Express’ rig. cairnenergy
Le groupe pétrolier écossais Cairn Energy prêt à forer bientôt au Maroc. “Le groupe précise être encore en discussions avec le gouvernement marocain sur les aspects environnementaux et de sécurité de son programme” maghrebe
Exploration pétrolière : Cairn Energy annonce le début des forages au Maroc infomediaire
15/05/13 Cairn Secures Cajun Express Rig for Drilling Off Morocco offshore
Maroc Petrole 6e réserves mondiales de schistes bitumineux video
11/05/2013 Le Maroc bientôt premier pollueur en Afrique et en zone méditerranéenne libe.ma
22/04/13 Marruecos quiere petróleo. Y algunas prospecciones chocan con intereses españoles. sesiondecontrol
15/04/13 La ONU está llamada a gestionar los recursos naturales del Sáhara Occidental por ser un territorio no autónomo spsrasd
Foum Draa licence in H2 2013. Cairn Secures Cajun Express Rig for Drilling Off Morocco cairnenergy offshoreenergy
14/04/13 Marruecos acelera su carrera petrolífera guinguin
05/02/13 Le Maroc autorise Cairn Energy à forer à Foum Draa infomediaire
03/04/13 La malédiction du pétrole est-elle à redouter au Maroc ? finance
Maroc : Abramovitch (Russie) investit dans le pétrole. «l’amélioration des techniques de forage qui permettent désormais un accès plus facile aux gisements en eaux profondes» french.irib
02/04/13 Maroc : Des réserves abondantes de pétrole et de gaz à Foum Draa et à Sidi Moussa info-express
25/03/13 Tangiers’ farm-out of the Tarfaya Block in Morocco only requires the approval of the Moroccan government. tangierspetroleum
15/03/13 Total request renewed. Western Sahara Resource Watch today again asked Total, for the third time, for explanations of their operations in the waters of occupied Western Sahara. wsrw
05/03/13 Marruecos ¿Potencia petrolera a corto plazo? globedia
BGP confirms seismic work for Total in Western Sahara wsrw
28/02/13 Genel, run by former BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward, said today it may drill its first well in Morocco in the fourth quarter and three more next year. bloomberg businessweek
07/02/13 Maroc-Canaries : Les îles trouvent une parade contre la prospection pétrolière yabiladi
Saharawi organisations ask Total to leave Western Sahara wsrw saharadoc apsinfo
06/02/13 Tangiers Petroleum seismic data confirms 750 million barrels of oil in Tarfaya oilreviewafrica
05/02/13 Eirik Raude Rig Hired for Drilling in West Africa offshoreenergy
04/02/13 SanLeonEnergy: “Morocco has one of the largest oil shale reserves in the world and projects such as Tarfaya will help the Kingdom meet its future energy needs.” SanLeon
Cairn and Genel are partners in the Cap Juby oil discovery to the west of Tarfaya. Genel estimates that Cap Juby has the potential to deliver 250 million barrels. Genel has stated that an appraisal/exploration well is planned for 2014 as part of the plan to realise Cap Juby’s potential. mbendi
“The growing interest shown in this area by several well-regarded companies, combined with our own assessments of the geology, highlights the substantial potential of the Tarfaya block” offshoreenergy
Cairn has now assumed operatorship of the Foum Draa block, offshore Morocco (‘Foum Draa’ or ‘Block’) and plans to drill an exploration well targeting a Lower Cretaceous objective in Q4 2013. equities sanleonenergy
Pétrole : Tangiers Petroleum confirme le potentiel de Tarfaya lakome
31/01/13 San Leon Energy: Completion of Foum Draa Farm-Out sanleon
23/01/13 Maroc : Serica Energy annonce les premiers forages sur les blocs de Foum Draa et de Sidi Moussa aganceecofin
Chevron Signs Agreement for Exploration Areas Offshore Morocco chevron
“L’ONHYM n’est pas joignable pour commenter l’accord conclu avec Chevron” lakome
Cairn to drill off coast of Morocco heraldscotland
22/01/13 Cairnenergy: Completed 680km2 of 3D seismic acquisition over the Juby Maritime block offshore Morocco / Planning underway for a multi-well, multi-year exploration programme beginning in offshore Morocco in Q4 2013 cairnenergy
Pétrole : Chevron annonce (enfin) son contrat avec l’ONHYM maghress
Serica energy Updates Morocco: In Morocco the operators of Serica’s Sidi Moussa and Foum Draa blocks, Genel Energy and Cairn Energy, have put forward proposals for one well to be drilled in each of the two blocks with the drilling program expected to commence in the next year or so. petroleumafrika
16/01/13 Chevron energyintel
15/01/13 2013: Ano do Petróleo em Marrocos, com a GALP em jogo inteligencia
14/01/13 ONHYM: “6 puits offshore sont opérationnels aujourd’hui au Maroc” leguide midipress
03/01/13 Dans 5 ans, le Maroc aura son plateau continental lesechos
10/01/13 WSRW urges CHEVRON to end oil exploration upon Kosmos take-over wsrw
09/01/13 Un ‘gros’ contrat pétrolier maroco américain serait en préparation pour fin février prochain. Rabat : Il s’agirait d’une importante signature pour l’exploration pétro-gazière au Maroc. A noter que la compagnie sise à Dallas aux USA opère déjà au Maroc à travers des contrats d’exploration dans 4 sites offshore en Atlantique, notamment au large d’Essaouira, Agadir et Boujdour. emarrakech marocpress
Après leur départ fracassant de l’offshore mauritanien, les compagnies australiennes se sont retrouvées sur leur nouveau terrain de prédilection, l’offshore marocain, au large des côtes du Sahara occidental. “La question du pétrole, qui va prochainement se poser, sera une source d’instabilité et augmentera la tension” quotidien
07/01/13 Gisement offshore de Tarfaya : Le torchon brûle entre le gouvernement des Canaries et Rabat mahrebemergent
06/01/13 Le gouvernement œuvre pour la délimitation de son plateau continental express
04/01/13 The international community is failing once again in the matter of Western Sahara, writes author Ana Isabel Martínez Molina. The EU only acts in its interest for fishing rights. Neighboring Morocco indirectly legitimizes the occupation through commercial OIL treaties. emajmagazine
Les Canaries veulent interdire au Maroc de produire du pétrole au large de Tarfaya emarrakech
Les Canaries veulent interdire au Maroc de produire du pétrole au large de Tarfaya lamag.ma
03/01/13 Pura Vida has signed a farmout agreement in relation to the Mazagan permit, offshore Morocco. PDF: PuraVida_030113
El Gobierno canario descarta peligro en la búsqueda de crudo de Galp en Marruecos laprovincia
Dans 5 ans, le Maroc aura son plateau continental lesechos
01/01/13 Marruecos sufre varios reveses en el conflicto del Sáhara Occidental. El conflicto del Sáhara Occidental no ha registrado, un año más, ningún avance hacia un acuerdo entre Marruecos y los independentistas saharauis del Frente Polisario, pero Rabat sí ha cosechado el pasado otoño una retahíla de reveses diplomáticos. elpais
21/12/12 CHEVRON DÉBARQUE DISCRÈTEMENT AU MAROC lakome
20/12/12 La ONU reafirma el derecho de Sáhara Occidental a la autodeterminación afrol
UN General Assembly adopts a resolution supporting Saharawi people’s right to self-determination spsrard
14/12/12 Total has requested reneval of licence in Western Sahara. The French oil company Total has asked for a one year renewal of their controversial licence in “occupied” Western Sahara. WSRW calls on investors to divest from the company. wsrw
10/12/12 De Portugese oliemaatschappij “Galp Energia” heeft 50% van de exploitatievergunningen van Tarfaya Offshore, voor 31,4 miljoen euro, overgekocht van de Australiër Tangiers. bladna.nl
08/12/12 Le contrat de reconnaissance de Total au large du Sahara Occidental a expiré le 6 décembre 2012. saharadoc
Western Sahara government protests TOTAL activities in the Territory mapengl
Polisario urges UN to accelerate decolonization in Western Sahara mapengl
07/12/12 Western Sahara: SADR Protests Total Operations in Occupied Western Sahara allafrica 27avril
La République Sahraouie proteste contre les opérations de Total sahara
06/12/12 The Chinese seemingly work for Total wsrw
Western Sahara Republic protests Total operations wsrw
SADR protests Total operations in occupied western Sahara spsrasd
04/12/12 Portugal’s Galp buys operatorship in Moroccan bloc. The first well is to be drilled by mid-2014 in the Trident prospect of the Tarfaya area. Galp said Trident is estimated to contain 450 million barrels of recoverable reserves, putting the chance of success at 21 percent. cnbc
“Juby is in a region in Western Morocco where several blocks are already being explored” sharenet
03/12/12 TANGIERS PETROLEUM LIMITED: Tangiers Enters Farm-out Agreement for Morocco. “The transaction is subject to the required regulatory approvals, namely the approval of the Moroccan government.” bloomberg
02/12/12 Total au Sahara Occidental: “Le retour de Total au Sahara Occidental occupé est une triste nouvelle pour le peuple sahraoui” LE SERVICE JURIDIQUE DES NATIONS UNIES: «C’EST ILLEGAL ! vitaminedz
01/12/12 Maroc : Total aurait négocié un immense bloc pétrolier au Sahara occidental agence noorinfo
30/11/12 Retour de Total au Sahara Occidental avec un contrat pétrolier géant amaidan
UN chooses “silent diplomacy” to restart talks. “Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco since 1975″ westernsahara
Has Total Re-entered the Disputed Western Sahara? ONHYM’s leasing of acreage offshore is considered ILLEGAL under a UN resolution that prohibits any deals until the issue of Western Sahara’s sovereignty is settled. petroleum
Dolphin Geophysical is pleased to announce that we have received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2.5 months 3D project in North West Africa, with an undisclosed client. The survey will be acquired by the Artemis Arctic, in direct continuation of the current project. dolphigeo upstream
29/11/12 Total returned to Western Sahara – with giant oil contract. It caused a stir in the Security Council when French oil giant Total signed an oil agreement in occupied Western Sahara in 2001. Three years later they pulled out. But now they are back. wsrw
27/11/12 Tangiers is also progressing the farmouts of its Moroccan offshore exploration permits. PDF: 271112Tangiers
23/11/12 European Parliament resolution on Western Sahara europarl
21/11/12 Genel Energy PLC : Morocco Petroleum Agreement 4-traders
20/11/12 Pura Vida: CONFIRMATION OF OIL IN DROP CORES pdf: PuraVida_Confirmation
13/11/12 UN Envoy Urges Resolution To Western Sahara Crisis scoop
12/11/12 UN envoy urges resolution to Western Sahara dispute UN.org
10/11/12 Morocco must answer for human rights abuses in Western Sahara guardian
10-11/12 Ressources : les sous-sols du Maroc. Hydrocarbures : l’exploration s’intensifie. Gaz, pétrole, schistes : le potentiel du Maroc se précise au fil des travaux menés par l’ONHYM et les compagnies pétrolières. Tour d’horizon des différents prospects en cours d’exploration. PDF: 109708373-Gaz-petrole-schistes-ou-en-est-le-Maroc-2012
21/11/12 Rabat autoriza sondeos al lado de los que hará Repsol canarias7
Genel goes on Morocco grab offshore.no
Paulino Rivero met en garde contre tout conflit avec le Maroc : Les Canariens opposés aux opérations de prospection pétrolière menées par Repsol. liba
14/11/12 Serica Energy: reached agreement to farm-out its interests in the Moroccan offshore blocks Foum Draa and Sidi Moussa to Cairn Energy and Genel Energy respectively, with potential for drilling in 2013 PDF: Q3_2012_Results
US army Tan Tan Morocco. AFRICOM’s secret objectives: To increase the USA’s access to Africa’s oil and gas. modernghana
21/09/12 Cairn assessing potential of southern Morocco offshore license: Cap Juby offshore
18/09/12 Offshore Morocco: Drilling Deeper rigzone
14/09/12 US Officialy Supports Morocco’s Western Sahara Autonomy Plan. “For the first time in the history the Western Sahara conflict, a United State Secretary of State indicates in unequivocal terms the United State support of the Moroccan official position.” moroccoboard
29/08/12 San Leon Awarded Four Oil Shale Blocks in Morocco 1derrick
28/08/12 Cairn Farms-In to Offshore Morocco Block 1derrick
30/06/12 UN Secretary General’s annual report on Western Sahara submitted to the General Assembly spsrasd
18/06/12 Rayaume du Maroc: Le Maroc s’oppose à des prospections pétrolières au large des Canaries PDF: NV 180612_1-2
17/07/11 Morocco carves out new oil blocks in the occupied territory. ONHYM has established new oil blocks in Western Sahara. The illegal programme could double the acreage in the occupied territory. wsrw
10/06/08 AFRICOM Base In Tan-Tan , Morocco Confirmed moroccoboard
MIXING OCCUPATION AND OIL IN WESTERN SAHARA corpwatch
Western Sahara: “illegal Moroccan and corporate plunder of the Western Sahara and lobbying American law makers to legitimize Rabat’s illegal occupation of the territory” westernsahara
Western Sahara – Oil Security PDF: independentdiplomat
Morocco HYDROCARBON MAP Hydrocarbon_Map
29/10/12 Les Britanniques à la conquête de pétrole marocain bladi
23/10/12 Tangiers Petroleum “in right place at right time” proactiveinvestors
19/10/12 Maroc : Cairn Energy annonce ses premiers forages en 2013 agenceecofin
18/10/12 La nouvelle provocation marocaine: ”l’Office national des hydrocarbures et des mines (ONHYM) continue de proposer des licences pour l’exploitation des hydrocarbures sur les territoires occupés du Sahara occidental et mène une vaste campagne de relevés sismiques 3D”plan-paix-onu
Cairn hails portfolio progress as it confirms Morocco drilling cityam
This frontier acreage is a significant addition to Cairn’s exploration portfolio and the drilling of one deep water exploration well in the Foum Draa blocks is targeted for Q4 2013. These blocks are adjacent to and north of the Juby Maritime I – III blocks, which Cairn now operates and where a 3D seismic programme is planned for Q4 2012. 4-traders
17/10/12 London-listed Fastnet Oil and Gas has been given a green light to farm out part of its deepwater licences offshore Morocco to Kosmos Energy. offshore
16/10/12 Kosmos Energy + FastNet Oil: Foum Assaka Offshore fastnet + oilreview
14/10/12 Kosmos a signé deux accords pétroliers qui couvrent les régions Foum Assaka et Capd Boujdour au large des côtes du Royaume de Maroc. newswire
11/10/12 Chariot farms into Morocco blocks offshore
10/10/12 Fastnet Oil & Gas: Morocco is rapidly becoming an exploration hot spot. PDF: Fastnet_ShoreCap09.10.12
05/10/12 Morocco invests in further oil and gas exploration. Morocco has so far not found significant oil and gas despite a number of explorations. However experts and OMHYM’s research says that Morocco remains comparatively under reserched and new exploration and drilling techniques mean that exploration operations particularly deep offshore now have more chance of success. northafricaunited
04/10/12 Maroc : Investir dans les hydrocarbures oxfordbusinessgroup
22/09/12 Covington & Burling: Rogue Lobbyist for Morocco on the Western Sahara westernsahara
21/09/12 Cairn assessing potential of southern Morocco offshore license: “Cairn Energy plans to acquire 3D seismic this year on its Cap Juby Maritime license offshore southern Morocco” offshore
18/09/12 Offshore Morocco: Drilling Deeper rigzone
30/08/12 San Leon is looking to push its Moroccan oil-shale plans forward after expanding its position at the Tarfaya prospect. “IVE injects heated gas into the borehole to help release hydrocarbons from oil shale underground so it flows to the surface as in a traditional well” petroleum
Actuellement, Genel, Cairn, Tangiers, Repsol, Anadarko et Kosmos détiennent des licences d’exploration offshore au Maroc. Mais ce nombre reste insuffisant surtout lorsqu’on sait que le régime fiscal au Maroc est l’un des plus attractifs dans le monde. leSoir
29/08/12 Cain Energy to Search for Oil in Morocco Moroccoworldnews
Cairn Energy agrees farm-in on offshore blocks in Morocco oilreview
28/08/12 Cairn expands Morocco offshore interests ft rigzone
26/08/12 Ban rejects Morocco’s calls to replace Western Sahara envoy alarabiya
24/08/12 Genel Energy to farm-in on Sidi Moussa Offshore Block oilreview
13/08/12 Serica Energy plans Morocco farm-out agreements oilreview
17/07/12 Morocco: Anadarko, Total, Repsol, KNOC, Kosmos, Circle Oil, Tangiers, Serica, San Leon, Longreach, EOG, Fastnet, Caithness , Genel Energy, Barrus Petroleum PDF: SeismicReflections_270712
16/06/12 Le Maroc s’oppose à des prospections pétrolières au large des Canarie yabiladi
15/06/12 Iles Canaries : Mohammed VI interdit la prospection de pétrole à l’Espagne bladi
Les Iles Canaries brandissent la menace marocaine lesechos.ma
17/05/12 Morocco slams “biased” U.N. Western Sahara envoy reuters.com
05/06/12 ONHYM: “Eléments de réponse ” MAROC HEDBO” PDF: Interview MAROC HEBDO du 6 juin 2012
24/04/12 SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN WESTERN SAHARA PDF: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission in Western Sahara until 30 April 2013, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2044 (2012)
24/04/12 Le pétrole découvert entre les îles Canaries et le Maroc crée la polémique info-express.ma
14/04/12 Mohamed VI confiesa a Rivero que no se ha hallado petróleo en aguas marroquíes laopinion
13/04/12 Marruecos niega haber hallado petróleo en la zona limítrofe donde ‘pinchará’ España elmundo
04/04/12 Découverte de pétrole ministère et onhym prudents leconimiste
28/03/12 Maroc / Espagne : Un litige pétrolier se profile à l’horizon emarrakech
27/03/12 Maroc – Espagne : Le pétrole au cœur d’une polémique yabiladi
23/03/12 Rabat reclama a Rajoy ´concertación´ sobre el petróleo en aguas canarias laprovincia
Maroc-Espagne : la course au pétrole bladi
23/03/12 Marokko en Spanje vechten voor aardolie. Het Spaans bedrijf Repsol heeft van de Spaanse regering toestemming gekregen voor olie-exploratie in zee tussen Marokko en de Canarische Eilanden. Volgens de Spaanse minister van Industrie, Energie en Toerisme, José Manuel Soria Lopez, wil Spanje voorkomen dat Marokko het eerst olie vindt. bladna
08/03/12 NORWEGIAN SUPPORT COMMITTEE FOR WESTERN SAHARA VS. SJOVIK AS (SJOVIK AFRICA AND SJOVIK MOROCCO) PDF: vestsahara120308
03/02/12 Longreach Oil & Gas: Tapping into the huge potential of Morocco investors
02/02/12 Pétrole au large du Sahara occidental : l’armée espagnole prévoit des tensions avec le Maroc agenceecofin
25/01/12 Après Tangiers Petroleum, voici que la compagnie australienne Longreach Oil and Gas annonce l’achèvement avec succès de ses études sismiques 2D. Détails sur le potentiel gazier et pétrolier dans la région du Sud du Maroc, plus précisément à Zag et Tarfaya. LeSoir
28/11/11 WSRW Condemns Firms Still Operating in Western Sahara. Despite the UN declaration that no exploration take place in the disputed territory of Western Sahara until a decision is reached on its sovereignty, exploration is still taking place. petroleumafrika
15/11/11 Pétrole: les espoirs sont encore permis lesoir
23/08/11 US oil company Kosmos Energy has signed a renewed petroleum agreement for offshore occupied Western Sahara. The new area reduces its illegal acreage off Western Sahara with a third. wsrw.org
10/08/11 Marruecos realiza nuevas prospecciones en el Sahara ocupado saharalibre
29/07/11 The Texas based company Kosmos Energy is today the only oil company working for Morocco offshore occupied Western Sahara. The exploration agreement is in violation of international law. wsrw
17/07/11 Morocco carves out new oil blocks in the occupied territory wsrw.org
23/03/11 Kosmos Energy: The US oil firm Kosmos Energy is contributing to the illegal occupation of Western Sahara, and violates both international law and Western Sahara law, according to the representatives of the people of the territory. wsrw
09/02/11 Kosmos Energy prolongs Sahara oil exploration. The US firm Kosmos Energy has signed yet another prolongation of their illegal oil deal in Western Sahara. According to the UN, oil exploration in Western Sahara is in violation of international law. wsrw
Western Sahara: Oil in the new millennium PDF: WesternSahara-doc
Kingdom Of Morocco onhym MAP PDF: onhym-map
- CAIRN ENERGY
Morocco Cap Juby cairnenergy + cairnenergy
Cairn Investor Presentation: PDF: Cairn166
Cairn Morocco: “We don’t want to say anything more than that at the moment.” interim_results_transcript_august_2012.pdf
Cairn assessing potential of southern Morocco offshore license offshore
Morocco Interest Mounts after Cairn Acquisition. (Foum Draa Block, Cap Juby, Sis Moussa Block) “the first exploration well is expected to be drilled in the fourth quarter of 2013 at the earliest” rigzone
Cairn kicks-off Morocco 3D seismic survey pennyenergy
In August 2012, Cairn reached agreement to farm-in as Operator (50%) to Foum Draa blocks 1-3 offshore Morocco. This frontier exploration acreage is expected to lead to drilling one or more deep water exploration wells targeting Q4 2013. The Foum Draa blocks are adjacent to the Juby Maritime I-III blocks which Cairn now also operates (37.5%) through the Nautical acquisition. cainenergy
- GENEL ENERGY
to farm-in to Serica’s Sidi Moussa Block, offshore Morocco PDF: GenelSidiMoussa
press-release: genel_energy
- TANGIERSPETROLEUM
Morocco: Australians eye potential tangiers
The Tarfaya Block, offshore Morocco, includes eight permits totalling 15,041 square kilometres (approximately 3.7 million acres) situated on the Atlantic Margin, inboard from the Canary Islands. The Block is located within a proven petroleum system and contains multiple prospects and leads within Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments as well as emerging potential within the Tertiary and Triassic Formations. tangierspetroleum
- PURA VIDA Energy
mazagan offshore area: puravida
- SERICA Energy
Tarfaya: serica-energy + serica-energy
Licence overview PDF: SericaEnergy
- LONGREACH OIL AND GAS
press-release: longreachoilandgas
