{"id":3452,"date":"2015-09-07T08:43:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T08:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=3452"},"modified":"2015-09-07T08:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T08:43:30","slug":"spectrum-secures-contract-2d-seismic-offshore-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/spectrum-secures-contract-2d-seismic-offshore-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum Secures Contract for 2D Seismic Offshore Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spectrum ASA has announced it has entered into a Multi-client master co-operation agreement with the federal government of Somalia to acquire approximately 28,000 km of long offset 2D seismic data offshore south Somalia during a signing ceremony on September 5th at the SYL Hotel, Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

The new acquisition has been specifically designed to complement 20,000 km of existing seismic that was acquired in 2014<\/a> by Seabird Exploration under contract from oil explorer Soma Oil and Gas with the data\u00a0placed in the Ministry\u2019s data room in Mogadishu, as well as a data room in London and a virtual data room.<\/p>\n

Under a seismic option agreement with Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Federal Government of Somalia Soma oil and gas was set to\u00a0benefit<\/a>\u00a0from blocks with an area of up to 60,000 sq km. Spectrum has also been granted the marketing rights for this data.<\/p>\n

\"Somalia-Spectrum-Seismic-Coverage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Together, these seismic surveys will allow the in-depth study of hydrocarbon prospectivity offshore Somalia, which lies in close proximity to major discoveries on the East African margin.<\/p>\n

Spectrum says it will use its global reach to market both data sets and raise industry interest.<\/p>\n

At the signing ceremony the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, His Excellency Mohamed Mukhtar Ibrahim, said the acquisition will kick-start exploration in the country while Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Omar Abdirashid A. Sharmarke believes the seismic data can lead to good decision-making and a guided exploration strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis historic seismic data agreement will be the resumption of the exploration program of the hydrocarbon reserves of our country, which will be a turning point for the economic development of our nation,\u201d said Mukhtar.<\/p>\n

In 2014 Seabird acquired over 20,500 km lines of 2D seismic data across a 114,000 sq km offshore evaluation area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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