Petronas, da Oil and Gas giant started drilling Ogaden Basin

[Queen_Arawello]

http://www.ezega.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?Page=heads&NewsID=1738




The Malaysian state-owned company is one of more than a dozen international explorers hunting for oil and gas deposits in different parts of the huge Horn of Africa country.

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels said that everyone should know that Ogaden was a war zone and the government had no right to sign contracts there.

“We urge Petronas to exercise corporate responsibility and steer clear of Ogaden so long as our people are victims of genocide and their rights to determine their own future are violently denied,” the guerrillas said in a statement.

“To do anything less would be to act as an accomplice to a regime engaged in yet another African genocide.”

The separatist ONLF has long objected to foreign energy companies prospecting in its region, which borders Somalia.

In April 2007, its fighters killed 74 people in a raid on an Ogaden oil exploration field run by a subsidiary of Sinopec China’s biggest refiner and petrochemicals producer.

[The_Emperior5]

Maybe its good after all, Ethiopia might get over the poverty they are in and can be good for the region Kilinka shanaad to , unless onlf is preparing the biggest attack ever.

[Queen_Arawello]

we will not allow the exploitation of the oil and gas wealth of our country as long as our people are denied their legitimate rights to self-determination.When our people reclaim their rights to self-determination, all legitimate ventures aimed at exploiting the oil and gas wealth of our country will be entertained. Petronas is a disgrace and have damaged their reputation by signing a contract with a regime engaged in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ogaden.

[MrPrestige]

actually the number of people who died is not 74 its more then that - my cousin was there the day the attacks took place - *74* meaning important people - the ethiopian government count the only important people who die - but totalka wa nearly 300 ku dhiimatay

[Queen_Arawello]

Ducaysane what hec was your cousin doing there is he a dabadhilif

[daraawiish]

unless onlf is preparing the biggest attack ever.

When it comes 'OUR GAS' we 'Ogaden" are ready any thing............... including death

[daraawiish]

Ducaysane what hec was your cousin doing there is he a dabadhilif

You nailed

[MrPrestige]

arawello- my cousin wasnt dhabodilif he only worked for a drilling company Waheena Drilling Company Located in Jigjiga District - iyo male kale but he was just a tourist in the other parts when the attack took place that day

[hanqadh]

These companies never give up....Petrona's will inshallah regret ever venturing into the ogaden region.
A few Americans tried to slip into the region, to talk to ONLF about the OIl&gas and their views on it but we're captured by the xabash and sent back.