VOL. XLIII

No. 08

21-February-2000

CASPIAN

Conoco Acquires 20% Share Of Azerbaijans Offshore Zafar Mashal Block

Houston-based Conoco announced on 16 February that it had acquired 20% of Azerbaijans offshore Zafar Mashal block, pending final ratification by the Azerbaijani parliament. The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) holds 50% of the block and ExxonMobil, the operator, holds the remaining 30%. In a statement released by Conoco, Executive Vice President Rob McKee said:...