The Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Energy and Mines (MinistÃ¨re des Hydrocarbures, de lâEnergie et des Mines) is the licensing authority. Contracts are signed by the state, as represented by the Minister of Hydrocarbons, Energy and Mines. The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (Direction GÃ©nÃ©rale des Hydrocarbures) is responsible for the supervision of petroleum operations. Interested parties should contact: MinistÃ¨re des Hydrocarbures de lâEnergie et des Mines Direction GÃ©nÃ©rale des Hydrocarbures Directeur : Moustapha BECHIR  Telephone : +222 422 101 28 e-mailÂ : mobechir@yahoo.fr  Â  It is also possible to contact the SocÃ©tÃ© Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et du Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM). Department of Exploration and Promotion DirectorÂ : Chemsdine Sow Deina Telephone : +222 46 47 66 69 Â  As of September 2017, it is understood that the blocks listed in the table below were available for licensing. Fifty eight blocks were available. There were no changes in the list compared to the previous one. Total open acreage amounts to 770,907 sq km of which 664,728 is onshore and 106,179 is offshore. Â  Open blocks Â  Â  Â  Block Name Area (sq km) Situation Block Basin C-1 3,138 offshore MSGBC Basin C-2 3,877 offshore MSGBC Basin C-4 9,037 onshore MSGBC Basin C-5 11,124 onshore MSGBC Basin C-14 12,830 offshore MSGBC Basin C-15 16,251 offshore MSGBC Basin C-16 12,367 offshore MSGBC Basin C-17 12,519 offshore MSGBC Basin C-20 10,175 offshore MSGBC Basin C-21 14,926 offshore MSGBC Basin C-22 12,683 offshore MSGBC Basin C-23 6,244 offshore MSGBC Basin C-24 8,615 onshore MSGBC Basin C-25 11,010 onshore MSGBC Basin C-26 10,875 onshore/offshore MSGBC Basin C-27 11,760 onshore MSGBC Basin Onshore Block 11 15,153 onshore MSGBC Basin Ta-2 13,766 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-3 14,354 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-4 11,746 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-5 11,273 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-6 11,585 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-7 14,132 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-8 14,076 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-9 12,141 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-10 14,749 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-11 14,107 onshore Hodh Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-12 14,135 onshore Hodh Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-13 14,834 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-14 11,581 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-15 10,712 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-16 12,955 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-17 13,057 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-18 20,005 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-19 20,106 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-20 21,491 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-21 16,514 onshore Hodh Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-22 21,351 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-23 17,584 onshore Hodh Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-24 20,648 onshore Hodh Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-25 20,528 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-26 14,557 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-27 18,943 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-28 14,769 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-32 9,787 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-33 12,332 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-34 8,976 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-36 15,501 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-37 18,840 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-38 9,568 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-39 9,273 onshore Adrar Sub-basin   (Taoudeni Basin) Ta-40 10,712 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-41 11,702 onshore Eglab-Reguibat Massif Ta-42 11,903 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-43 11,814 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-44 13,060 onshore Taoudeni Basin Ta-45 14,423 onshore Eglab-Reguibat Massif Ta-46 14,735 onshore Taoudeni Basin Â  Â 
Mauritania, not found