The discovery of natural gas at their Tendrara drilling site in northeast Morocco was confirmed by British gas exploration company Sound Energy on August 8. A company statement said the flow is “significantly above initial expectations and represents a highly commercial rate”.

As reported by Morocco World News, Sound Energy finished drilling the well on June 6, with a depth of 2,665m. The company announced on July 11 that the first gas flow had begun.

The company has also reported that the...