Sound Energy PLC (LON:SOU) has extended negotiations over the gas sales agreement for the Tendrara gas project in eastern Morocco, with a new deadline of 31 March 2020.
It comes as the company continues to move Tendrara towards a Final Investment Decision.
The company is working on a ‘build-own-operate-transfer’ funding solution for the infrastructure development that will support Tendrara, it noted.
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The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approvals process is progressing well, with a second meeting with the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment to review the document on 28 January – following the first meeting, which took place in October.
At the January meeting the committee will consider and, if agreed, approve the EIA.
Talks are also taking place with Morocco's Ministry of Interior to obtain a long-term lease agreement for a 50m wide corridor along the entire 120 km length of the Tendrara Gas Export Pipeline.