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Mauritania: Murphy Oil signs production-sharing contracts for C-10 and Tiof

LE BRIEF • 2026-11-05

The offshore acreage covers approximately 3.1 million acres. Murphy will operate with a 90% working interest, while national company SMH will hold a 10% carried interest.

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LE BRIEF — Thursday, 5 November 2026, enriched consolidated edition By the LE BRIEF newsroom Country or region : Mauritania Source publication : 3 November 2026 for AMI; 4 November for Murphy Oil and World Oil Event : Signing in Nouakchott on 3 November; company announcement on 4 November Supplied photograph: an offshore drilling platform and support vessels. Illustration, not identified as an operation on C-10 or Tiof. Photograph supplied to the newsroom; provenance and reproduction rights are undocumented. Mauritania is strengthening offshore exploration partnerships. Two production-sharing contracts covering C-10 and Tiof were signed with Murphy Oil in Nouakchott on 3 November. The US company confirmed their execution in a release the following day. The blocks cover approximately 3.1 million acres. Through subsidiaries, Murphy will hold a 90% working interest and serve as operator. Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures will hold the remaining 10% as a carried interest. Evaluating potential before development decisions Murphy and SMH will now work together to assess exploration potential. This contractual milestone establishes a framework for subsequent studies and work; it does not itself provide a detailed timetable for seismic campaigns or drilling. Nouakchott wants to sustain international companies' interest in its coastal basin. Regional gas activity raises the mari...