In Q2 2018, operator Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) farmed down 30% interest in all seven onshore permits (from west to east) CI-518, CI-519, CI-301, CI-302, CI-520, CI-521 and CI-522 to Cairn Energy plc (Cairn). The deal is still subject to governmental approval. Tullow will keep 60% interest in all blocks, which were awarded to the company between October 2017 and January 2018, giving Tullow a dominant position onshore Cote dâIvoire.   Twelve exploratory wells were drilled to date onshore Cote dâIvoire, three of them encountered oil or gas shows in the transitional zone of blocks CI-519, CI-302 and CI-520. Tullow has completed a Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry survey in the area in May 2018 (see separate article).
Tullow farmed down 30% interest in all seven onshore permits (from west to east) CI-518, CI-519, CI-301, CI-302, CI-520, CI-521 and CI-522 to Cairn Energy.