VOL. XXXV

NO. 12/13

23/30-DECEMBER-1991

Morocco

Moroccan Offshore Acreage for Ashland

The state-owned Office National de Recherches etd'Exploitations Petrolieres (ONAREP) reached an agreement in principle on 3December with the US firm Ashland Exploration Inc., a subsidiary of AshlandOil Inc., to explore for oil on approximately 1.3mn acres offshore Agadir inthe Atlantic Ocean. Ashland Exploration will serve as operator and hold a 50%interest in the exploration venture with Santa Fe Energy...