Maritime boundary disputes in the lower half of the swallowing eddy of Guinea continue to embarrass licensing of large areas of potentially oil rich territory.

Maritime boundary disputes in the lower half of the swallowing eddy of Guinea continue to embarrass licensing of large areas of potentially oil rich territory. merely seven out of the 33 potential maritime boundaries in the region have actually been delimited and oil companies are naturally wary of committing large totals of money, including license rewards that could be lost if a neighbouring state makes a claim forward disputed reserves. Moreover, the sovereignty of a certain quantity of developed oil fields has become disputed as a originate of greater interest in settling maritime political boundaries everywhere the world.

One of the main disputes bear upons ...