ALSF trains Somalia government officials on Production Sharing Agreements

The Somali government reached out to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) for support in preparing its technical ministries for the negotiation of any potential production sharing agreements (PSAs) if … Read More

Kenya halts oil exploration in Eni’s offshore blocks

Kenya has said it has suspended oil exploration in the disputed part of the Indian Ocean, where Italian giant Eni has been searching for hydrocarbons, that saw it face off … Read More

Kenya-Somalia Maritime Dispute Public Hearings Commence At the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to hold public hearings from today Monday 19 September to Friday 23 September 2016 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat … Read More

Genel Energy Receives 2 year extension at the Odewayne Production Sharing Agreement

Sterling Energy has announced that the Government of the Republic of Somaliland has granted the operator Genel Energy  a further 2 year extension to the current period of the Odewayne … Read More

Public hearings on Somalia Kenya Maritime Delimitation Case Set for September

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will in mid-September commence public hearings in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) with the focus solely on … Read More

Spectrum ASA completes the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore Somalia

Spectrum ASA has successfully completed the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore south Somalia that commenced  5 th September, 2015 when Spectrum ASA and the Federal Government of Somalia entered … Read More

Genel Energy to Acquire 2D seismic in Somaliland’s Odewayne, SL- 10B/13 licences

Odewayne and SL-10B/13 block operator Genel energy has said the acquisition of 2D seismic data onshore Somaliland is proposed for 2016. The acquisition according to Genel has resulted from a … Read More

Exit from Somalia, Ethiopia Blocks cost Africa Oil over $100 million in 2014/15

Africa Oil which earlier said it has elected to not continue exploration activities in the Dharoor and Nugaal exploration blocks in Puntand, Somalia and Adigala Block in Ethiopia reveals this … Read More

Soma Oil Delivers Seismic Data to Somalia Government, Applies for PSA

UK-registered oil and gas exploration company focused on Somalia Soma Oil & Gas has said that as per the terms of the Seismic Option Agreement (SOA), the company has delivered … Read More