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Japan firm says it has discovered oil field in Gabon
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Monday it has discovered an oil field in Gabon, raising hope for more energy production from West Africa.
The oil field, in the Atlantic Ocean, has up to 14 million barrels in possible reserves, Mitsubishi said.
By comparison, Africa as a whole had close to 115 million barrels of proven oil reserves last year, according to the US government's Energy Information Administration.
Mitsubishi said its subsidiary, MPDC Gabon Co., has a 50 percent stake in the oil field, with the other half held by France's Perenco.
The field, named Loche East Marine, is already producing 1,000 barrels a day, Mitsubishi Corp. said in a statement.
The Japanese company said it was putting a growing focus on finding reserves in West Africa, "one of the fastest growing and high potential oil producing areas in the world."
 
 
 
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