A Turkish seismic research vessel plans to arrive off the coast of Somalia at the end of October and begin searching for oil and natural gas, after the countries agreed on energy cooperation, Turkey’s energy ministry said on Thursday.
Records show that international oil companies including Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil and Shell began exploring in Somalia in the 1950s but stopped when the country plunged into civil war in early 1991.
HE discovery of commercial oil and gas in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda has re-assessed the petroleum prospectivity of East Africa.
Liberty Petroleum, has gained entry into one of Africa’s last undrilled frontier offshore petroleum zones by signing three production sharing agreements (PSAs)
Somalia and Turkey have announced the signing of a deal to explore for oil and gas that further strengthens cooperation between the two countries, according to officials from both countries.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Federal Government of Somalia have launched the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) in the country.