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ENI Block 15/06: Lourenço bends over backwards for oil majors

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The Italian major ENI has every reason to be delighted. Already galvanised by the good results in February from its Agogo-3 appraisal well, which has boosted the estimated reserves of Agogo (Block 15/06) to one billion barrels, it has now secured a three-year extension to the optional exploration phase for the block.

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