The Government of Guinea has divided the countryâs offshore area into several blocks. Direct negotiations with the government are possible.   The licensing authority is the Ministry of Mines and Geology.   Interested parties should contact the Office National des PÃ©troles (ONAP)  Director General: Diakaria Koulibaly  Tel: +224 622 376 262  Email: diakariaoukoulibaly@yahoo.fr    Â   Director of Exploration and ProductionÂ : Mohamed Bangoura  Tel: +224 655 454 941  Email: drmobangoura@gmail.com    Â   The available open blocks as of November 2018 are listed in the table below.  Nine blocks are available. It must be noted that the prospecting permit held by Total is non-exclusive, so the 18 blocks it covers can also be applied for.  There was no change in the list compared to the previous one.   Total open acreage amounts to 23,362 sq km, all offshore.  Â             Open blocks            Â             Â             Â              Block Name            Area (sq km)            Situation            Block Basin             Block D3            4,172            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block E1            2,402            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block E2            2,558            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block E3            3,375            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block E4            481            offshore            Sierra Leone Sub-basin   (Sra Leone-Liberia Basin)             Block F1            2,360            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block F2            2,490            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block F3            2,978            offshore            Senegal   (M.S.G.B.C.) Basin             Block G1            2,546            offshore            Sierra Leone Sub-basin   (Sra Leone-Liberia Basin)
Guinea Government open blocks, The Government of Guinea has divided the countryâs offshore area into several blocks. Direct negotiations with the government are possible.