Oil Exploration Commences off Liberia's Coast, August 2011

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Credit: James M. Garresen, II/Executive Mansion

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited facilities of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on Friday, August 12, marking the official launch of oil exploration off the coast of Liberia. The visit included a tour of the Anadarko oil rig, the Discovery Spirit. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation recently finalized plans for its 2011 drilling operations in the Liberian basin of West Africa.
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Credit: James M. Garresen, II/Executive Mansion

Oil Rig facilities of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
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President Sirleaf being assisted in preparation of a tour of the Anadako oil facility.
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Some Liberian employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in Liberia.
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President Sirleaf address another group of local employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
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Sirleaf meets a staff of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation during a tour of the exploration rig.
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A guided tour of the oil rig.
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Sirleaf tours the rig.
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Sirleaf chats with U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during the tour of the oil exploration facility.