Shell, Qatar Energy Company and Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. This agreement is part of the acceleration of drilling operations at the C10 offshore block and the increase in the rate and quality of exploration in the adjacent block C2

The agreement signed last Tuesday in Nouakchott aims to accelerate the discovery process. According to the director general of the Mauritanian Hydrocarbon Company Tourad Ould Abdel-Baghi, exploration operations will not fail to show promising quantities of oil in Mauritania. According to the Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Nani Ould Chrougha, the agreement offers an additional opportunity to enhance Mauritania's hydrocarbon capacities by promoting oil and gas exploration operations in regional waters