CONGO MARINE XXI, XXII: WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN KOSMOS’ MYSTERY PARTNER?

摘要

As we reveal above, it is understood that Kosmos Energy has pulled out of the negotiations for the two offshore Congo blocks it had won: Marine XXI and XXII. According to our sources, the acquisitions were to ultimately benefit British-Dutch major Shell. The oil and gas colossus would have quickly taken over the operatorship shortly after the production sharing contract was validated by the ministry of petroleum in Brazzaville. Kosmos and Shell have a similar arrangement in Namibia on PEL 39. Kosmos sometimes acts as the scout for majors in countries where they do not yet have a foothold, as was the case with BP in Sao Tome & Principe as well as in Senegal and Mauritania.