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- Sonde Resources Corp is a Canada-based energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company operates in offshore North Africa, specifically holding a 100% working interest in a 768,000-acre joint oil block offshore Tunisia and Libya, and in Western Canada with undeveloped land positions in the Duvernay play covering 44,021 net acres and the Wabamun play covering 53,489 net acres in West Central and Northern Alberta. Its core products and services include exploration and production of oil and natural gas resources, seismic acquisition and processing, and development projects such as the Zarat Field with a three-well exploration program. Sonde Resources was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
In recent major developments, Sonde Resources completed the sale of substantially all of its Western Canadian assets to Marquee Energy Ltd., including its Southern Alberta properties, receiving a combination of Marquee common shares and cash. This strategic transaction marked a significant operational change, effectively refocusing Sonde's asset base primarily towards its offshore North African interests. Additionally, Sonde completed the sale of its Liberty LNG project, signaling a shift away from liquefied natural gas delivery operations in the United States to concentrate on upstream oil and gas exploration and production activities.
Overall, Sonde Resources Corp operates within the oil and gas exploration and production industry, targeting upstream markets in North Africa and Western Canada, emphasizing offshore and onshore resource development, seismic data analysis, and field development projects. The company had previously been known as Canadian Superior Energy Inc. before changing its name to Sonde Resources Corp in June 2010.