Morocco and Ireland: new frontiers on the Atlantic Margin
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Report summary
Recent discoveries in west and central Africa have encouraged explorers to seek reserves in other frontier basins on the Atlantic Margin, in areas that have been overlooked for many years. Morocco and Ireland contain geological analogues to successful plays in the West African Transform Margin and Brazil's pre-salt, along with some of the world's most attractive fiscal terms. This has proved enticing to a number of small and mid-sized independents that have been in the vanguard of modest,
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Exploration activity is set to take off
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Promising geology
- Morocco
- Ireland
- Attractive domestic markets
- The balance between prospectivity and fiscal attractiveness
- The long road to development
Tables and charts
This report includes 5 images and tables including:
- Licensed blocks in offshore Ireland and Morocco (May 2013)
- Estimated exploration spend 2011-2017 (US$ million)
- Morocco total primary energy demand, 2000-2020
- Ireland total primary energy demand, 2000-2020
- Selected regional tax relief comparison (May 2013)
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