ACCRA: Ivory Coast on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) reported a "major discovery" of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by Italian firm Eni.

Energy Minister Thomas Camara said the find was estimated at between 1.5 and 2 billion barrels of oil and around 1.8 to 2.4 trillion cubic feet (51 million cubic meters) of gas.

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