Statoil awarded licences in Mexico’s Deepwater round

Statoil was today awarded blocks 1 and 3 in the Saline Basin in the Deepwater exploration tender in the Mexican Round 1.
The blocks cover an area of about 5,650 km2 (18,500 square miles) in the largely unexplored deepwater areas of the Saline Basin. Statoil will be the operator of blocks 1 and 3, at 33.4% equity, with partners BP and Total participating equally with the remaining equity. …