Madar (Nouakchott) - President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, received a delegation from US company Murphy Oil at the presidential palace in Nouakchott, the presidency's media office said.
According to the independent Alakhbar agency, the meeting was attended by the president's chief of staff, El Nany Ould Chrougha, and Energy and Petroleum Minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Vettah.
The agency added that the energy and petroleum ministry is due to sign a gas exploration and production contract with the US company on Tuesday evening.
Murphy Oil, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has production assets and exploration projects in several parts of the world, including Canada, Vietnam, the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire. Founded in 1905, the company had 2025 revenue of about $2.7 billion and total output of 182,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, according to the same source.
