INTRODUCTION
LOCATION OF THE BLOCK
OVL in a consortium with SINOPEC (The National Oil Company of China)
has acquired Omimex de Colombia on 20th September, 2006. The acquired
company has been subsequently merged into Mansarovar Energy Colombia
Limited (MECL), a 50:50 Joint Venture between OVL and SINOPEC. Earlier,
Omimex de Colombia was a subsidiary of Omimex Resources, Inc. which
is a privately held company based in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.
Mansarovar Energy Colombia Limited holds 100% interest in the Velásquez
fee mineral property located in the Middle Magdalena Basin and also
holds 100% interest in the Velásquez-Galán Pipeline,
which runs 189 km from the Velásquez property to Ecopetrol’s
Barrancabermeja refinery. In addition, Mansarovar also holds a 50%
interest in the nearby Nare and Cocorná Association Contracts,
surface rights, drilling and other oil field equipment for a self
sustained operation. The other 50% interest in Nare and Cocorná
Association Contracts are held by Ecopetrol, the National Oil Company
of Colombia Mansarovar is the operator of all the fields and the
pipeline in Colombia. Mansarovar currently produces approximately
21,500 bbl per day.
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