Rabat- Encouraging gas indications were found in Sidi Mokhtar (Essaouira province), as part of oil test drill carried out by the Longreach Oil & Gas Ltd company, announced on Friday the national office of hydrocarbons and mining (ONHYM).
The Kamar 1 drilling, which was carried out by British gas exploration company “Longreach Oil & Gas Ltd”, found encouraging gas indications at two levels in the Jurassic rocks, said the office in a statement on its website, noting that the first level was detected in the drilling mud, while the second was registered by electric logs.
These indications are encouraging signs to continue the zone’s exploration through 3D seismic acquisition and the drilling of other wells, said ONHYM.
