Total is the operator, with a 60% stake now. The blocks represent a total surface of 58,000sqkm. This transaction is subject to approval by the Mauritanian Ministry of Oil and Mines.
Following on from the recent entry of Sonatrach into these blocks with a 20% stake, Total is showing, by ceding a second 20% stake to Qatar Petroleum, that it is committed to establishing strategic partnerships with national oil companies both inside and outside of their respective countries.
