Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 7

14-February-2005

mauritania

Total Signs Two PSAs For Onshore Ta7 And Ta8 Blocks

Frances Total on 27 January announced that it had signed two production-sharing agreements (PSAs) with Mauritania for the onshore Ta7 and Ta8 blocks, situated in the Taoudenni basin and covering an area of some 58,000 sq km in the northeastern part of the country. A Total statement said: These contracts follow an agreement for petroleum exploration studies signed 18 months...