ONSHORE / OFFSHORE & NEW SHALE POTENTIAL OF MOROCCO

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1 Kingdom of Morocco ONSHORE / OFFSHORE & NEW SHALE POTENTIAL OF MOROCCO Mr M. NAHIM Mrs N. ESSALLOUMI

2 Key aspects of Morocco Political and economic stability; Economic policy of integration at regional and international levels; Growing and developing infrastructure projects; Energy policy based on developing partner s activities in the petroleum research; Favourable and attractive hydrocarbon s terms.

3 ONHYM Perspectives Opening of new frontier areas for exploration; Use of new technology tools in the exploration phase (onshore and offshore); Exploration and development of new resources (Oil Shale, Shale Gas & Shale Oil).

4 Geological Snapshot : Onshore Paleozoic : Zag (N), Boudenib (K), Ouarzazate (L), and Tadla (H) Triassic : Essaouira (J),Souss (M), Guercif (E), High Plateaux (F) and Missour (G) Jurassic : Laayoune (O), Tarfaya (O), Essaouira (J), Prerif (B) Cretaceous : Tarfaya (O), Boujdour (O) Tertiary: Gharb (D)

5 Geological Snapshot : Offshore MAIN OFFSHORE PROVINCES

Exploration History Seismic acquired between 1961 et 2011 30000 Total of 2D seismic : 196 000 Km Total of 3D seismic : 21 938 Km² 20000 Beginning of 3D seismic

6 Exploration History Seismic acquired between 1961 et Total of 2D seismic : Km Total of 3D seismic : Km² Beginning of 3D seismic acquisition MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Exploration History Evolution of wells numbers between 1950 and 2011 20 16 308 exploration wells drilled between 1950 and 2011 12 Number of well 8 MEDITERRANEAN SEA 4 0

7 Exploration History Evolution of wells numbers between 1950 and exploration wells drilled between 1950 and Number of well 8 MEDITERRANEAN SEA 4 0 Avant Year

8 Exploration Status Open acreage, permits and reconnaissance licences map Open acreage 08 blocs offshore 13 blocs onshore 10 blocs under negotiation PA & RL 26 Petroleum Agreements offshore & onshore 08 Reconnaissance Licences (5 onshore and 3 offshore)

Petroleum System Summary The Essential elements to a working Hydrocarbon systems have been proven in the Onshore and Offshore Moroccan sedimentary basins; Evidence from hydrocarbon occurrences

9 Petroleum System Summary The Essential elements to a working Hydrocarbon systems have been proven in the Onshore and Offshore Moroccan sedimentary basins; Evidence from hydrocarbon occurrences (discoveries, shows, surface oil seeps), outcrops and seismic indicators(hdis, BSRs); Source rocks : Silurian-Devonian, Toarcian, Oxfordian, Aptian- Albian, Cenomanian-Turonian, Eocene-Miocene; Reservoir rocks: Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous, Coniacian, Miocene, Oligocene; Sealing Rocks: Triassic salt, Jurassic anhydrites, Cretaceous and Tertiary shale.

10 Exploration Results 800 Prospects & Leads in onshore and offshore Moroccan basins

11 Example of play concepts Offshore Atlantic

Boujdour Offshore I Lower Cretaceous Lead S Top_Albian 1061-BJ2 N

within the Lower Cretaceous 0 5 Km Amalgamated channels W 1314-BJ2 E

Cretaceous Reservoirs: Lower Cretaceous sandstones 0 5 Km Amalgamated

12 Boujdour Offshore I Lower Cretaceous Lead S Top_Albian 1061-BJ2 N Hz_L. Cretaceous F R Area of channels Y Development of deltaic system within the Lower Cretaceous 0 5 Km Amalgamated channels W 1314-BJ2 E Traps : Stratigraphic (Amalgamated Channels) Hz_L. Cretaceous Reservoirs: Lower Cretaceous sandstones 0 5 Km Amalgamated channels Source rocks: Aptian and Jurassic Seals: Tertiary & Upper Cretaceous marls and shales

Safi Deep Offshore Lower Cretaceous Leads W E Seafloor Crossline Line RS00-111 2741 E W 4-way

H_5 H_5 Time slice at 4500 ms of the «Dip of maximum similarity» attribute Ligne RS 114 Traps:

sandstone turbidites Salt Diapir Source rocks: Aptian and Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) Seals:

13 Safi Deep Offshore Lower Cretaceous Leads W E Seafloor Crossline Line RS E W 4-way closure H_4 multi Salt pinch-outs flank Stacked amplitudes Sub Salt over-hang Salt Ponded sand H_5 H_5 Time slice at 4500 ms of the «Dip of maximum similarity» attribute Ligne RS 114 Traps: - Structures related to salt tectonics - Stratigraphic: ponded sand Reservoirs: Lower Cetaceous sandstone turbidites Salt Diapir Source rocks: Aptian and Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) Seals: Upper Cretaceous marls & shales «Shale indicator» attribute map extracted at the Lower Cretaceous (H_5)

14 Example of play concepts Onshore

Abda Block Triassic Prospects Line DA-05, through the OBZ-1 Well to the

Base Salt Top TAGI Hercynian Unc. Base Dev.

Condensate Reserves: 113 Mbbls Depth map of Upper Triassic Block VII NW

36 Km² Gas Reserves 7,463 Mm 3 Condensate Reserves: 278 Mbbls Traps :

15 Abda Block Triassic Prospects Line DA-05, through the OBZ-1 Well to the D1 Structure D1 NW OBZ-1 Prospect D 1 SE Break Up Unc. Base Salt Top TAGI Hercynian Unc. Base Dev. Lmst Ordovician Areal closure : 9 Km² Gas Reserves : 3,513 Mm 3 Condensate Reserves: 113 Mbbls Depth map of Upper Triassic Block VII NW Top TAGI Break Up Unc. Base Salt Prospect D 2 SE Hercynian Unc. Base Dev. Lmst Ordovician Line DK080006, through the D2 prospect Areal closure : 36 Km² Gas Reserves 7,463 Mm 3 Condensate Reserves: 278 Mbbls Traps : Faulted block and accommodation anticlines Reservoirs: Triassic sandstones (TAGI) Source rocks: Silurian graptolic hot shale & Frasnian shale Seals: Triassic and Liassic interbedded shale & salt

AsilahBlock Tertiary leads TWT structure map at

and folded Miocene play concept Asilah Larache

Reservoirs: Cretaceous & tertiary turbidites

16 AsilahBlock Tertiary leads TWT structure map at Miocene Friska-1 Lead Line 08-ASL-05, imbricated and folded Miocene play concept Asilah Larache Block XI Areal closure : 8.1 Km² Recoverable oil (MMBBLS) : 43.4 Mbbls Traps : Faulted anticline structures Reservoirs: Cretaceous & tertiary turbidites Source rocks: Cenomano-Turonian Shale Seals: Tertiary shale Line 09-ASL-11, through the Friska-1 Lead

17 Unconventional hydrocarbons: Shale potential

18 Oil shale potential in Morocco Timahdit The efforts of research started during the Eighties. They are resumed by national and foreign partners in concordance with the Moroccan global strategy. Morocco has important oil reserves contained in the oil shales (approximately 50 billion barrels, Timahdit &Tarfaya).

Oil shale potential in Morocco Tarfaya onshore TOC (Wt%) 0 10 20 30 Cenomanian-Turonian Tarfaya oil

19 Oil shale potential in Morocco Tarfaya onshore TOC (Wt%) Cenomanian-Turonian Tarfaya oil shale: 50 m thick source rock interval, with 2-19% TOCs Shallow depth: 0 to 1000 m Area: ~ 200 X 50 Km²

20 Oil shale potential in Morocco Timahdit section Timahdit Upper Cretaceous oil shale: Up to 250m thick interval in an area of 900Km²

21 Shale gas potential in Morocco Paleozoic system First geological and geochemical appraisal of the Paleozoic depositional systems; Other basins worth a deep exploration work; The Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments have a good potential and should be considered for shale gas development plans.

Shale gas potential in Morocco Paleozoic system BASIN AREA (Km²) FORMATION TOC (%) Boudenib 34 000 Carboniferous 1 1.45 Devonian 1 1.

22 Shale gas potential in Morocco Paleozoic system BASIN AREA (Km²) FORMATION TOC (%) Boudenib Carboniferous Devonian Silurian 1 3 Tadla Carboniferous 1 2 Devonian Silurian 1 12 Doukkala Carboniferous 1 2 Devonian Silurian Zag Devonian 1 2 Silurian 1 2 High Plateaux Carboniferous 1 1.6

23 Shale gas potential in Morocco Eastern Anti-Atlas Ordovician Sandstone Silurian shale Silurian organic rich shale: Thickness > 200 m Depths 0 to 1000 m 2-12% TOCs (Lower most hot shale interval) Dry gas to over maturation window

24 Conclusions Moroccan sedimentary basins, both onshore and offshore, remain under-explored ; Exploration drilling activity, although limited, and outcrops have proven the presence of viable petroleum systems; New 3D seismic data have permitted to increase the rate of success and to delineate new prospects; Developed play concepts are ranging in age from Paleozoic to Tertiary, and are of different types; In term of unconventional hydrocarbons, Moroccan basins are believed to have a good potential and worth a deep exploration work.

25 Conclusions Future exploration orientations Resumption of intensive exploration of the untested plays, both onshore and offshore, with new ideas; Reevaluation and upgrade of the previously indentified prospects and leads to go ahead for drilling; Acquisition of high quality seismic data and use of new reprocessing techniques and modelling to accurately assess and test the delineated plays and prospects; Intensive exploration programs to prove the unconventional hydrocarbon potential of the Moroccan basins.

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