Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (Morocco)

ONHYM is pursuing sustained efforts to boost both mineral exploration and oil exploration, by strengthening the policy of openness to the global market and developing partnerships with investors on both national and international levels to promote the hydrocarbon and mining potential of the Moroccan subsoil.

Missions:

•  Lead research, exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon or mine fields, except the phosphates;
•  Promote any action that would contribute to the development of the exploration and the exploitation of hydrocarbons and mineral substances, especially in the frame of a partnership with private sector;
•  Elaborate and make accessible database on national subsoil mineral and hydrocarbon potential and on administrative, financial and legal devices of the country;
•  Negotiate the terms and conditions of different joint agreements, cooperation or partnership.