On 4 November 2019, at the Africa Oil Week event in Cape Town, the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy of Cote d'Ivoire launched a so-called Petroleum Promotional Campaign, offering five offshore blocks (CI-503, CI-102, CI-800, CI-801 and CI-802) under a call for Expression of Interest (EoI). Any companies interested in these exploration or development assets are invited to submit their EoI until 31 December 2019.  The exploration blocks CI-102 and CI-503 (850 and 315 sqkm, respectively) are located in shallow waters westwards off Abidjan, while CI-800, CI-801 and CI-802 are newly defined blocks that partly encompass Vitol's tracts CI-202, CI-523 and CI-525 that come to a renewal step in December 2019. Vitol's blocks' outlines have consequently been modified, freeing the Ibex, Impala, Ivco and Hippo oil and gas discoveries. Operator Vitol Eastern CDI Ltd (Vitol) and UK-based partner Nomad Energy Ltd (Nomad) were understood to offer substantial interest in these three blocks for long.   Contact : SociÃ©tÃ© Nationale dâOpÃ©rations PÃ©troliÃ¨res de la CÃ´te dâIvoire (Petroci)    Immeuble les HÃ©vÃ©as    14, boulevard Carde    BP V 194 Abidjan    CÃ´te dâIvoire    Tel : +225 20 202 500    Email : info@petroci.ci
On 4 November 2019, at the Africa Oil Week event in Cape Town, the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy of Cote d'Ivoire launched a so-called Petroleum Promotional Campaign, offering five offshore blocks (CI-503, CI-102, CI-800, CI-801 and CI-802) under a call for Expression of Interest (EoI). Any companies interested in these exploration or development assets are invited to submit their EoI until 31 December 2019. The exploration blocks CI-102 and CI-503 (850 and 315 sqkm, respectively) are located in shallow waters westwards off Abidjan, while CI-800, CI-801 and CI-802 are newly defined blocks that partly encompass Vitol's tracts CI-202, CI-523 and CI-525 that come to a renewal step in December 2019.