Tindouf

Commentary

Our Outlook is dominated by the uncertainty surrounding security, especially towards the border with SADR. However, this is further undermined by the limited access to independent operators.

Updated

June 30, 2023

Location

Description

The TDFB is the westernmost of a series of Palaeozoic intracontinental basins that are present across much of northern Africa. North Africa was a passive margin in the lower Palaeozoic with fluvial systems flowing northwards towards the ocean. Glaciation across North Africa waned in the Ordovician, with meltwater forming a series of north-trending incised valleys that were filled with organic-rich sediments during a major south-directed transgression in the Silurian. Another major transgression in the Late Devonian led to deposition of a second layer of organic-rich shale.

Summary

The TDFB, straddling the border between Algeria, Morocco and SADR has meant that exploration has been relatively limited.