Oil Discovered in Somaliland

[Somaliman50]

Fah..my uncle during Somalia's good old days worked with Western oil drilling companies..they didn't finish there job but came to the conclusion that the area which is now referred to as somaliland is very rich in oil.

Forget Oil. I think Uranium is the next best thing!!

[guhad122]

The only place in Greater Somalia that has been proven to have huge oil reserves is Ogadenia.

[new-york24]

our oil wells will not be tapped till we are in complete control

lundin Petroleum.

Lundin Petroleum has signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for the exploration and production of oil and gas in four Ogaden Basin blocks in southern Ethiopia and in the Adigala Area, northern Ethiopia.

Introduction
As part of an ongoing review and evaluation of a number of sedimentary basins in the Horn of Africa, Lundin Petroleum identified the Ogaden Basin as being highly prospective and underexplored. Lundin Petroleum has entered into two PSCs as operator with 100% interest, covering four blocks. In addition, a PSC covering the Adigala Area has been acquired on a minimum work programme.

Exploration
The Ogaden Basin covers around one-third of Ethiopia, an area of around 350,000km and is located in the south-eastern part of the country. The basin is licensed into 21 blocks with Blocks 2, 6, 7 and 8 covering approximately 47,500 km. To put this area in perspective, a United Kingdom offshore licence block covers 220km so these two PSCs cover the equivalent of 111 UKCS blocks. The blocks lie immediately west of the Hilala and Calub gas and condensate fields, discovered in the early 1970’s that are estimated to contain 4 Tcf of gas.

The Ogaden Basin is characterized by deep, asymmetrical grabens separated by internal highs as a result of a rift system that was active during Late Palaeozoic to Mesozoic times. Basin sag took place and since the Late Cretaceous, there have been periods of compression and structuration.

In the Ogaden Basin, the Permian to Jurassic sedimentary succession reaches a thickness of up to 10 km in the deeper parts and includes non-marine to deep marine clastics, shallow-to-deep marine carbonates and evaporates. This sedimentary succession has proven petroleum potential.

[new-york24]

the dread lock boys in green made sure zenawi wont see a cent from our oil

afrol News, 14 November - Somali rebels in Ethiopia's troubled eastern Ogaden province have warned the Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum, which signed a large-scale exploration deal with Addis Ababa last week. The Swedes were engaging in a war zone, the rebels noted, adding that oil exploration activities at the current stage were "both unrealistic and unwelcome."

In a message to chairman Ian Lundin of the Swedish oil company - of which afrol News has received a copy - the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) warns against any oil deals in the troubled Ogaden province of Ethiopia. The ONLF fights for autonomy or inclusion into Somalia for the Ogaden region, which is dominated by ethnic Somalis and only became Ethiopian in the 20th century.

[Raniyah_]

It was first puntland and now somaliland. is it me or horta wey isku hinaasan. If one does something the other one must come up with other ways to do the same thing. lol..I guess its not always a bad thing, after all its keeping us busy while southerners are fighting.

[oldenglish]

Riches of Somaliland remain untapped
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7935139.stm
By James Melik
Business reporter, BBC World Service






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@ Being home to old British colonial buildings

i suspect the real name of James Melik is Jama Malik or he is one of Idoorlands cadaan gay friends.

I told Xaarplaya this, British Prostitutes got a go around with the british as they gave them access to their territory under our governing. Reason why Hargesia became the protectorate capital and drawing out our support lead Warsangeli Country into the union and not opting out to form our own nation