India's ONGC Buys 15% Stake In Namibia Offshore Block From Tullow | Gulf Coast Oil Rig Equipment & Repair
NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of the country's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, said on Tuesday it had acquired a 15 percent stake in Namibia's offshore Block 2012A from Tullow Oil.
OVL executed the deal through its subsidiary ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd, it said in a statement.
Tullow Namibia Ltd had a 25 percent stake in the block in Namibia's Petroleum Exploration License area (PEL)0030.
Eco Oil and Gas Namibia (Pty) Ltd, with a 32.5 percent stake, is the operator of the block.
ONGC Videsh last month bought a 30 percent stake in PEL 0037 from Tullow Oil.
(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)