KABUL: Three international firms have bid for a six-block oil concession known as Afghan-Tajik in the north of Afghanistan, a mines ministry official said on Monday.
The bidders are Irish-listed Dragon Oil Plc, Kuwait Energy, and Turkey's state-owned TPAO, the official told Reuters.
Overall, the Afghan Tajik basin holds an estimated 946 million barrels of oil, according to the United States Geological Survey, a natural resource whose exploitation the government hopes will lessen its dependence on foreign aid. (Reuters)
