Suriname opens 60% of offshore acreage for oil, gas exploration

PARAMARIBO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Suriname on Monday launched an "open-door" offer including about 60% of the country's offshore acreage for oil and gas exploration, state-run energy company Staatsolie said in a release.

Energy companies interested were invited to select areas from shallow water to deep water, and submit work programs in the next 90 days. The firms will be able to choose between a production sharing contract and a technical evaluation agreement to work in the proposed areas.

Staatsolie has also launched a portal providing all available geological and geophysical data for interested companies, it added.