Morocco mades new gas discovery-state agency MAP

RABAT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Morocco's state National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines has found a new gas well at the exploration Sebou area in the country's northern Gharb region, state news agency MAP said on Saturday, quoting an Office statement. The well in the search KSR8 bloc was discovered in partnership with Circle Oil Plc, it added but gave no figures on the estimated potential of the gas find.But the Office said the find has greater potential than two gas discoveries ONZ6 and CGD9 made last year in the region.Early in November, Circle Oil Plc said its ONZ6 exploration well in Morocco tested gas at a sustained rate of 3.20 million standard cubic feet per day, and the the well has been completed as a potential producer.Morocco is the only North African country with no oil of its own. The government stepped up efforts to explore for oil and gas in the past 10 years and awarded exploration permits to more than 30 foreign firms to hunt for hydrocarbons. (Reporting by Lamine Ghanmi; Editing by Victoria Main) Keywords: MOROCCO GAS/DISCOVERY
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