Morocco: ONHYM, Esso Sign 2 Exploration Contracts

Esso Exploration International – a subsidiary of energy supermajor ExxonMobil – has signed two reconnaissance contracts with Morocco’s state-owned National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM).

Signed at ONHYM’s headquarters in Rabat on July 2, the contracts cover the offshore areas Safi-Essaouira and Agadir-Ifni.

The contracts were formalized by ONHYM General Director Amina Benkhadra and Esso President Charles David Tautfest.