Tagged With Somalia
15 November 2022
The UK-headquartered independent’s plans are now for the back end of next year or early the year after
7 April 2022
The country might seem like an unlikely destination for oil and gas investors, but the recent award of seven offshore blocks to US independent Coastline Exploration demonstrates how it is working to revive its upstream sector
13 November 2020
The government hopes that promising geology and attractive fiscal terms will attract the interest of IOCs to develop its offshore oil discoveries
3 September 2020
The establishment of the Somali Petroleum Authority and launch of a licensing round may be undermined if the replacement of the ousted prime minister is not seen as legitimate
11 August 2020
Newly appointed Somali Petroleum Authority chairman and CEO Ibrahim Ali Hussein speaks to Petroleum Economist about his hopes for the Somali oil and gas industry
2 August 2020
Somali Petroleum Authority board has been approved by the Mogadishu government ahead of licensing round
2 June 2020
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licences
3 March 2020
Agreement with joint venture explorer boosts Somalia’s post-conflict effort to attract IOCs to its long-delayed licensing round
10 February 2020
Final stage in the legislative process paves the way for IOC investment
10 January 2020
Mogadishu vote pushes major offshore find towards realisation amid rising security concerns
16 December 2019
The federal country is on the verge of launching a licensing round that could be transformative for the country—if IOCs are convinced by improvements to the security situation
6 November 2019
Somalia’s Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources says the upcoming offshore 15 block licensing round is a ‘game-changing development’ that will benefit the entire population
5 November 2019
The petroleum ministry is poised to publish a new timetable and hold a Houston roadshow
1 July 2019
Efforts to attract investment to a 15-block offshore licensing round are gathering momentum
15 March 2019
The former “failed state” needs to deliver on its promises if the bidding process is to be a success