In Somaliland you will find Genel and Jacka, in Galmudug you will find Liberty Petroleum, and in Puntland you will find Range, Red Emperor, and Horn Petroleum. Off the shores of the recently-formed Jubbaland federal…

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Just when Puntland’s dreams of oil seemed to be fading, new information has surfaced about Royal Dutch Shell reentering Somalia, and Dissident Nation has been given an exclusive insight into the future of the oil…

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We had the privilege this week to talk to Abdillahi Mohamud, Managing Director of the East Africa Energy Forum, a lobby group dedicated to implementing proper regulatory measures concerning oil and gas exploration in Somalia….

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When looking at the daunting task of bringing Somalia’s infrastructure, housing, and other physical building blocks up to speed with the modern world, how much money do you reckon it would cost, and more importantly,…

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Skipping over the bulk of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group’s (SEMG) flawed recent report on the weapons embargo on Somalia, we were able to get a general idea of the length to which the…

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When the regime of former Somali president Siad Barre fell in 1991 the ensuing conflict damaged or destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure. Before the collapse of the last Somali regime, the…

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Six months ago, during the spudding of Somalia’s first exploratory well in over twenty years, Al-Jazeera’s Kamahl Santamaria asked audiences around the world if oil would be a curse or perhaps the renewal of Somalia….

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We have put together a list of energy exploration companies currently active in Somalia, as per July 9, 2012. Name: Range Resources Headquarters: Australia Area of Operation: Bari, Nugaal, Sool Status: Drilling Name: Chinese National…

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