Country Report
Liberia upstream summary
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Report summary
Exploration in Liberia has yet to achieve commercial success, with Narina being the only sub-commercial discoveryThe oil and gas industry in Liberia is still in its infancy. Initial exploration in the 1970s, which focused on shallow water, pre-rift targets, was unsuccessful. Two civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999-2003) caused significant damage. Exploration resumed in 2011 spurred on by the excitement from the 2007 Jubilee discovery in Ghana, which drew explorers' attention to the Atlantic ...
Table of contents
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Executive summary
- Exploration in Liberia has yet to achieve commercial success, with Narina being the only sub-commercial discovery
- The failure of the Mesurado-1 well and allegations of corruption have led to prolonged inactivity in the upstream sector
- Liberia has a new President
- The government has pursued direct negotiations to revive its oil and gas industry
- Key facts
- Location maps
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Geology
- Geology Introduction
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West African Transform Margin
- Sedimentary Basins
- Source Rocks
- Reservoirs and Traps
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Offshore Licensing
- Onshore Licensing
- Historical Licensing
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Seismic activity
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Licensing
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Oil/liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
- Introduction
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
- Licensing
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
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Upstream
- Production Sharing Contracts
- Hydrocarbon Reconnaissance License
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Mid/Downstream
- Pipelines
- Gas Utilisation
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Current fiscal terms
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Indirect Taxes
- Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- Cost Recovery
- Profit Sharing
- Contractor Revenue Entitlement
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Location of Liberia
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Geology of Liberia
- Liberia basin stratigraphic column
- Blocks in Liberia
- Fiscal terms: Table 1
- Fiscal terms: Table 2
What's included
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