Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 23

07-June-2004

MOROCCO

Vanco Spuds Moroccos First Deepwater Exploration Well

Houston-based Vanco Energy announced on 10 May it had spudded the Shark B-1 exploration well on its offshore Atlantic Ocean Ras Tafelney exploration permit in Morocco. The well, the first deepwater one in Morocco, located approximately 130km offshore in 2,120ms of water, is being drilled with the Saipem 10000 drillship. The main objective is the Top Cretaceous and Albian...