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Mauritania set to begin oil production
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
oil and energy trends
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-7992
pISSN - 0950-1045
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7992.2005.300413.x
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , oil production , production (economics) , geography , project commissioning , state (computer science) , oil field , political science , engineering , publishing , oceanography , petroleum engineering , computer science , geology , economics , law , algorithm , macroeconomics
In just under a year, Mauritania will become Africa's newest oil producer with the commissioning of the Chinguetti field, some 60 miles offshore. Two other discoveries have been announced nearby, making the North African state one of the most prospective areas at present in Africa.