Adnoc awards Eni and PTTEP consortium offshore exploration block
SHARE Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) awarded exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 3 to a consortium led by subsidiaries of Italy's Eni and Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Company (PTTEP). Eni will operate the exploration phase of the concession but PTTEP and Eni will collectively hold a 100 per cent stake in the exploration phase. They will invest up to Dh1.51 billion ($412 million) towards exploration and appraisal drilling, including a participation fee, to explore for and appraise oil and gas opportunities in Offshore Block 3, Adnoc said in a stateme...