Australian energy firm, Invictus, on Wednesday signed a landmark petroleum production sharing (PPSA) agreement with Zimbabwe through its subsidiary, Geo Associates.

It is a key step for the company as it looks to advance its efforts to commercialise hydrocarbon resources in the Cabora Bassa basin.

At the signing ceremony in Harare, Invictus CEO ​Scott Macmillan said the PPSA would ​be a hybrid model.

This means that the ⁠state can choose between taking a ​portion of the profits or a share of ​the gas eventually produced.

In ​2023, ⁠Invictus declared large gas condensate discoveries at its Mukuyu gas field, ​potentially opening up a new inland ​oil ⁠and gas frontier in Zimbabwe.