- Contracts for OMV's blocks in Libya's Murzuq basin extended to 2032
- Existing Exploration and Production Sharing Agreements (EPSAs) transformed to standard EPSA IV contractual frame-work
- New exploration campaign planned in NC115 and NC186
- Increase in oil production levels resulting from ongoing field development in NC115 and NC186

OMV, Central Europe's leading oil and gas group, signed agreements with Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) for blocks NC115 and NC186 in the Murzuq basin, onshore Libya, some 700 km south of Tripoli. Partners in NC115 are Repsol (40%) and Total (30%). In Block NC186 Repsol holds 32%, OMV and Total 24% each and StatoilHydro 20%.

The original EPSA contracts signed in 1994 and 1997 have been converted to the EPSA IV contractual frame-work, which is now a standard in Libya, reflecting the changes in the oil industry environment. As part of the review process the agreements have been extended for block NC115 by 15 years from 2017 and for NC186 by 10 years from 2023 until 2032, effective from January 2008. The international consortia will receive a primary split of 13% of gross field production in NC115 and 12% in NC186, both on an after tax basis.

Furthermore an extensive exploration campaign has been agreed in NC115 and in NC186.
The new contracts also provide for a signature bonus of a total of USD 1 bn for NC115 and NC186, of which OMV's share in total will be USD 249 mn, payable over three years reflecting the long-term participation in these two blocks and the access to high-quality oil reserves.