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Awdal and Maakhir State have all the oil in Somalia

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Re: Awdal and Maakhir State have all the oil in Somalia

Postby Somali2003 » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:36 pm

Twisted , saxib it is not a conventional view but a geological perspective. Early exploration projects have also concluded that Al Mado basin is contiguous with those within Yemen known as Al Masila. Dr. Osman Hersi, a geologists who worked for oil companies in Somalia discussed in an interview the existance of oil wells around Las Qorey, Benderbeila, and Tuke Raq. At first oil companies drilled 70 blocs, only three blocs have been confirmed by Conoco and Shell containing significant oil reserves. Their findings came of late in the 80s and thus unfortunately coincided with a growing instability in the country. The Somali government showed signs of collapse , therefore, these comapanies had to leave citing force majeure http://www.somalitalk.com/drosman/

http://www.cspg.org/conventions/abstrac ... 2S0130.pdf


That is only our energy resources. Somalia also has metallic mineral resources such as iron, Tin, coppper, quarts, granite and marble. Places which have such metallic mineral resources which still are decades ahead of their depletion time are of the following:

Majihan and Dhalan
Ceelbuur
Diinsoor
Buurhakaba etc, according to Dr. Osman Hersi.

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Re: Awdal and Maakhir State have all the oil in Somalia

Postby Somali2003 » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:43 pm

Exploring Somalia's Natural Resources - A geological perspective.

Dr. Osman Salad Hersi, Quebec Geoscience
Center, Quebec
Email: oshersi@yahoo.com

Abstract

Somalia is that part of the northeast Africa sometimes termed as the Horn of Africa. The country has a land area of 637,540 square kilometers, a coastal line of 3,025 kilometers long, and a population of about 7 to 8 million. Hot, arid to semiarid climate prevails in most of the country with a rainfall less than 600 mm/year. The natural resources of the country can be generally divided into 1) Marine resources (fish and salt) 2) surface resources (e.g., forests, wild life, frankincense and Myrrh, surface water, etc), and subsurface resources (e.g., rocks and minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater). Rocks and minerals that are known to exist and available for exploitation include Tin in the Majiyahan - Dhalan area (south of Bosaso - Ceelayo costal strip), Uranium in the Galgadud and Bur Hakaba areas, Sepiolites of Ceel Bur, Iron-ore in the Dinsor district, quartz, granite, marble, limestone and gypsum in different regions of the country. These natural resources include primary row materials for various kinds of industry, e.g, cement industry, industry for prefabricated walls, roofing, floor and wall tiles, aggregates and concrete production, and industrial minerals. Minerals with high potential include gold, zinc, lead, manganese, aluminum, and graphite. Existence of good petroleum indicators has been known for a while, and recent data highly encourage the exploration potential of the country. Water resources are the most need commodity in
Somalia, and many areas with promising considerable groundwater accumulation have been identified.

Since we have so many surface, subsurface, and marine resources, then why are we starving? The answer could be summarized as follows:

1- Lack of technology, security, and political stability.

2- Scarcity of professionals and skilled people, and struggle for survival for those few available
professionals;

3- Mismanagement and/or lack of sincere, capable, and responsible administration.

RECOMMENDATIONS

TO THE SOMALIS:

1- TRUST THAT WE HAVE AMPLE NATURAL RESOURCES;
2- IMPROVE OUR SKILLS AND PERFECT OUR PROFESSIONS;
3- INFORM OUR RICHNESS & THE NEED FOR A GOOD GOVERNANCE;
4- DATA COLLECTION.

TO THE FUTURE SOMALI GOVERNMENT

1- SOMALI REGIONS / STATES SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THEIR TERRITORIES;
2- GOOD FOREIGN POLICY, FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, REPATRIATION OF THE SKILLED SOMALIS, ETC.


TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

1- HELP SOMALIA MORALLY AND MATERIALLY TO ALLEVIATE THE WOUNDS OF THE CIVIL WAR AND TO ESTABLISH GOOD GOVERNANCE;
2- HELP DATA COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION;
3- AT THIS CRITICAL STAGE, CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST-NEEDED NATURAL RESOURCES: THE WATER;
4- SUPPORT THE STABLE REGIONS TO DEVELOP THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES;
5- ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Re: Awdal and Maakhir State have all the oil in Somalia

Postby Twisted_Logic » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:39 am

[quote="Somali2003"]Twisted , saxib it is not a conventional view but a geological perspective. Early exploration projects have also concluded that Al Mado basin is contiguous with those within Yemen known as Al Masila. Dr. Osman Hersi, a geologists who worked for oil companies in Somalia discussed in an interview the existance of oil wells around Las Qorey, Benderbeila, and Tuke Raq. At first oil companies drilled 70 blocs, only three blocs have been confirmed by Conoco and Shell containing significant oil reserves. Their findings came of late in the 80s and thus unfortunately coincided with a growing instability in the country. The Somali government showed signs of collapse , therefore, these comapanies had to leave citing force majeure http://www.somalitalk.com/drosman/

http://www.cspg.org/conventions/abstrac ... 2S0130.pdf


That is only our energy resources. Somalia also has metallic mineral resources such as iron, Tin, coppper, quarts, granite and marble. Places which have such metallic mineral resources which still are decades ahead of their depletion time are of the following:

Majihan and Dhalan
Ceelbuur
Diinsoor
Buurhakaba etc, according to Dr. Osman Hersi.[/quote]



When I posted that comment, I wasn’t trying to falsify the presence of oil in the northern part of Somalia, but I was simply trying to put things in perspective since the very name of this thread is misleading. The only reason, I pointed out the presence of oil and gas in the south was to present a counter argument to the people who are under the illusion that all of Somalia’s oil is in the north (which I believe you will disagree). I am happy that there is a huge amount of oil in the north which will benefit our people, and inshallah I pray that may God bless every inch of our country with enough resources to propel our nation to a greater height.


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