Block 58 offshore Suriname has again come under the spotlight since state-owned oil company Staatsolie announced it was considering farming into the block where Apache last week hit its third discovery.

According to an article by Reuters from Monday, Staatsolie acting general manager Agnes Moensi-Sokowikromo said in a press conference that the company rights to a stake of up to 20 per cent in the 1.4-million-acre Block 58, where Apache and Total last week made a “major oil discovery” at the Kwaskwasi-1 well.