The AIM-listed, Atlantic-margin focused explorer said that the pending extension would give it until January to decide on whether to enter the second phase at the Loukos and Casablanca/Safi licences.
Chariot Oil & Gas is reprocessing and interpreting 11,000 kilometres of 2D seismic data across its acreage offshore Morocco, including the licence pair.
The company acquired 75% operatorship stakes in the two licences from Maghreb Petroleum Exploration last October, with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines holding onto the remaining 25%.
Both licences stretch from onshore out about 50 kilometres.
The Loukos licence covers some 1925 square kilometres in water depths ranging from five metres to 110 metres.
The Casablanca/Safi licence is spread over 3500 square kilometres in water depths from five metres to 165 metres.
