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   Tel : +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 : Lemrabott Taleb  As of June 2020, it is understood that the blocks listed in the table below were available for licensing.  Sixty five blocks were available.  There were no changes in the list compared to the previous one.  Total open acreage amounts to 770,668 sq km of which 681,508 is onshore and 89,160 is offshore.Â           Open   blocks         Â          Â          Â              Block   Name            Area   (sq km)            Situation            Block   Basin             C-1            3,056            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-2            3,874            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-3            7,352            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-5            11,153            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-9            7,589            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-16            9,014            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-20            10,175            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-21            14,819            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-23            6,349            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-30            3,147            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-32            2,475            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-33            2,546            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-34            2,472            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-35            1,824            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-36            3,316            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-4            9,037            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-24            8,479            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-25            10,946            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-26            11,043            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             C-27            11,760            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Onshore   Block 11            15,133            onshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Ta-01            10,428            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-2            13,476            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-3            14,354            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-4            11,746            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-5            11,510            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-6            11,725            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-7            14,384            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-8            14,033            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-9            12,141            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-10            14,456            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-11            13,579            onshore            Hodh   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-12            13,286            onshore            Hodh   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-13            14,556            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-14            11,502            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-15            10,418            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-16            12,664            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-17            13,213            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-18            20,105            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-19            20,720            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-20            21,608            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-21            16,507            onshore            Hodh   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-22            21,622            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-23            17,612            onshore            Hodh   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-24            20,667            onshore            Hodh   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-25            21,156            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-26            15,664            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-27            18,144            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-28            13,487            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-29            12,503            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-30            5,583            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-31            15,095            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-32            10,250            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-33            12,197            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-34            9,179            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-35            14,066            onshore            Eglab-Reguibat   Massif             Ta-36            14,945            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-37            19,272            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-38            9,341            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-39            8,899            onshore            Adrar   Sub-basin (Taoudeni Basin)             Ta-40            10,530            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-41            11,511            onshore            Eglab-Reguibat   Massif             Ta-42            11,594            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-43            11,958            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin             Ta-44            13,423            onshore            Taoudeni   Basin
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