Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday, September 1 reported a “major discovery” of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by Italian firm, Eni.

Energy minister Thomas Camara said the find was estimated at between 1.5 and 2 billion barrels of oil and around 1.8-2.4 trillion cubic feet (51 million cubic metres) of gas.

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