Oil and gas project risk in North Africa outstrips reward

Region:

Middle East & Africa

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director

Oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) projects in North Africa are not sufficiently attractive enough today to counteract the risks of doing business there, according to Total E&P’s vice president for North Africa Jean-Daniel Blasco.

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