RAK Gas, the state-owned energy company in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, is set to launch its upstream licensing round this year as it seeks production from new fields to offset the closure of a maturing one. Seven blocks – four offshore and three onshore – spread across more than 4,000 square kilometres […]

Kenya could be forced to compensate Somalia over oil exploration on a disputed sea area if the neighbouring country wins a case being adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case lodged by Somalia on August 28, 2014 is set to gain full steam after Kenya lost preliminary objections last year. The government […]

News that the Pentagon is sending its military back into Somalia, after 20 years, shows that America is still missing the point on the Horn of Africa when it comes to preventing violence. Has the Defense Department learned that little in its many misadventures on the African continent? To be clear, the biggest war being […]

Somali Oil study The trouble with undiscovered oil in Somalia Undiscovered oil in Africa can fuel conflict and political instability Jakob Grandjean Bamberger & Kristian Skovsted The trouble with undiscovered oil in Somalia Undiscovered oil in Africa can fuel conflict and political instability Jakob Grandjean Bamberger & Kristian Skovsted Before the sharp decline of commodity […]

explore in Somalia from 2013 * Plans to drill 2 wells in Somaliland by 2015 * Company is moving forward despite political disputes * Genel will spend $400 mln to drill 5 wells in Africa By Kelly Gilblom NAIROBI, Oct 30 Turkish oil and gas company Genel Energy Plc plans to conduct seismic work in […]