Puntland: AfricaOil update

[General Duke]

^^^lol. Very "creative", as expected from a Hiiraale supporter..

[General Duke]

[General Duke]

Somalia

 

 

Nugaal Interpretation of new 2D seismic data completed.

One well expected to be drilled before end of 2010.

 

Dharoor :Re-interpretation of 2D seismic completed.

Discussions ongoing regarding plans for 2010-2011.

[General Duke]

compny brochure

[Land_Soldier]

Duke, Atom and his clan seem to be in the way of the oil. What to do about him and his clan?

[Captain_Mike20]

Saxib, i have been arguing the same thing with these people for the last three years and as i said a year ago...they will still be talking about it for the next decade.

 

 

OIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

AHHHHH.....NAAAAAAAAAH !

 

Dukey Boy remember your uncle Cadde Muse when he was in power comming back from dubai saying,

 

 

and i qoute,

 

"we will be having a company commin in within the next few weeks, to take out our oil, we will build refineries in the next few months, then we will be able to invest in rebuilding infrastructure".

 

 

dreamers....saxib !!!

[Burn Notice]

Duke, Atom and his clan seem to be in the way of the oil. What to do about him and his clan?

 

The oil targets are no where near Galgala...the only prospects around there were mineral resources which takes years and millions in infrastructure to develop so Atom better get cracking with his pick and shovel Ü

 

the oil targets are MASSIVE so I doubt uncle sam will let a two-bit terrorist get in the way

 

but we'll see won't we

[General Duke]

As Burn Notice tater clearly, the location of the Oil exploration

are in Ufain, Bari and Conoco, Nugaal. Galgala is not close to the action nor will this or anyother incident stop the march towards progress. They are massive and important for the development of the state.

[NASSIR]

BurnNotice, since you are a shareholder of Africa Oil, why is the company so determined to exploit conflict-prone areas of Africa. Does greed overtake respect for human lives. How many people have died or been displaced thus far since the company's board decided to go ahead with the murky deal in a lawless Somalia?

 

Africa Oil Corp. equipment under attack in Somalia

 

Exploration equipment reportedly contracted by a Canada-based oil company undocked at the port of Bossaso Sunday, but emerging reports tell Garowe Online that disgruntled militia have already launched their first strike.

 

The equipment included construction trucks of the old variety, along with trucks transporting water and petroleum to a location east of Bossaso where Africa Oil Corp. has set up an operations camp in the self-governing Puntland province of northeastern Somalia.

 

A Bossaso port source privately told Garowe Online that some of the trucks were "old and looked to be in bad condition," but that the contractor had "repainted" the trucks to give them a newer look.

 

Photographs of the equipment were splashed across Puntland government-affiliated Web sites, showing older trucks being unloaded as heavily-armed soldiers kept watch.

 

Hassan "Allore" Osman, Puntland's oil minister, told the media that Africa Oil will begin exploration activities in the region soon – marking the first such endeavor to be undertaken in the lawless Horn of Africa country since the late 1980s when American and European companies collected exploration data.

 

The bold exploration effort – engineered under the leadership of Puntland President Adde Muse – has faced numerous political and security obstacles since its inception in mid-2005.

 

Violence

 

On Sunday night, three of the trucks that were unloaded from a container ship docked at the port of Bossaso underwent mechanical problems and became stuck inside Bossaso, witnesses reported.

 

The trucks reportedly stopped working somewhere between Hotel Panorama and the Golis telecommunications company headquarters.

 

At around 11:30pm local time, unidentified militiamen attacked the location where there were reports of an exchange of gunfire.

 

Emerging reports have indicated that the attackers successfully hit one of the trucks with a rocket launcher, setting the truck on fire.

 

It was also immediately unclear who the attacking militiamen were, but the strike comes on the heels of widespread reports that unhappy clans have organized militias to counter the Puntland-Africa Oil drive to dig for Somalia's unproven oil reserves.

 

In unrelated development, an armored vehicle traveling between Bossaso and the Africa Oil operations camp 90km east exploded yesterday, wounding five militiamen on board.

 

Medical sources confirmed that the wounded militiamen were transported to Bossaso under a shroud of secrecy and are being treated for their injuries.

 

The cause of the explosion could not be independently ascertained, but some reports indicated that the vehicle hit a landmine secretly planted along the vital road.

 

Other reports said one of the militiamen accidentally dropped a grenade inside the vehicle.

 

As reported by Garowe Online last week, Africa Oil and its partners in the government of Puntland have established a private militia force to safeguard the Canadian company's operations in Somalia.

 

The wounded men are part of that private militia, which remains untrained and ill-prepared to deal with the daunting security challenges ahead.

 

Challenges ahead

 

Exploration in Puntland is a nationally-sensitive topic across Somalia, as discord lingers within government halls in Mogadishu and Garowe, the capital of Puntland.

 

Most recently,

Somali lawmaker Asha Abdalla openly criticized interim President Abdullahi Yusuf

for endorsing the Puntland-Africa Oil deal.

 

MP Abdalla hails from Sanaag, a northern region etched between Puntland and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.

 

In early 2006,

Sanaag was the scene of fierce fighting between clan militia opposed to exploration and Puntland security forces.

The violence forced Africa Oil's joint venture partner, Australian mining firm Range Resources, to suspend operations in Puntland.

 

But even with President Yusuf's endorsement, serious challenges lay ahead for any meaningful exploration effort in Puntland.

 

Many of the region's armed clans remain opposed to the exploration project, citing legitimate concerns including Puntland leader Muse's mismanagement of public funds and his negligent attitude towards the region's powerful clans.

 

Somalia has been mired in political turmoil and armed conflict since 1991, when the country's last effective ruler was ousted from power by clan warlords.

 

In December 2006, Ethiopian troops backing Yusuf's weak interim government invaded Somalia's southern regions to dislodge Islamist rulers from Mogadishu.

 

Remnants of that Islamist movement have been held responsible for guerrilla attacks targeting government troops and officials across the country since, including in Mogadishu and Bossaso.

 

Critics say Somalia needs a stable government and the return of order first before oil exploration can begin.

 

Nigeria, Africa's top producer of crude oil and one of the continent's strongest governments, has been witness to relentless rebel attacks on oil installations that have destabilized that part of West Africa.

 

Xigasho

[General Duke]

^^^The article above above from two years ago does not add anything to the reality on the ground. Galgala has nothing to do with the Oil exploation..

 

Thus Attam and his supporters excuses are not valid.

[Land_Soldier]

Duke, maybe it hasnt nothing to do with oil, but with minerals. And the locals chased out the mineral company that Puntland signed deals with.

[Burn Notice]

BurnNotice, since you are a shareholder of Africa Oil, why is the company so determined to exploit conflict-prone areas of Africa. Does greed overtake respect for human lives. How many people have died or displaced thus fact since the company's board decided to go ahead with the murky deal in a lawless Somalia?

 

On the contrary Rothschild, I would hope that the economic development of Puntlands natural resources would help the state/country grow and prosper...that's how it works for the rest of the world...perhaps you would prefer that Puntland wait for handouts from the international community??

 

It's naïve thinking like yours that has held the country back ... the agreements have been endorsed by both PL govts, the TFG and welcomed by the people of Puntland

 

Ade Muse should be commended for taking these initiatives and having the foresight to better his people

[Land_Soldier]

Burn Notice,

 

Are you aware that explotation of natural resources in conflict areas, is likely to fuel the conflict?

 

And hasnt this been the case in Puntland, where many died because of the conflict on natural resources?

[General Duke]

There has been no major clashes over the Range/Africa Oil deal. On the contrary most of the clashes in Puntland Somalia stem from the lack of resources. There is not enough money to support the state, pay salaries and create a functioning bureaucracy. The naysayers, and fiction peddlers are afraid of the advantage Puntland would gain, but the benefits for the common Somali outweigh any such fears.

Also Puntland is not a conflict area, it’s a peaceful region and the areas which the exploration and hopefully exploitation will take place are among the safest in the state.

[Burn Notice]

Originally posted by Land_Soldier:

Burn Notice,

 

Are you aware that explotation of natural resources in conflict areas, is likely to fuel the conflict?

 

And hasnt this been the case in Puntland, where many died because of the conflict on natural resources?

Land Soldier

 

With the exception of the Galgala conflict, Puntland has been a peaceful region of Somalia...the company is honouring its agreements with the government elected by the people to explore for resources...nothing sinister as some on here profess

 

Do you want foreign investment in Somaliland? I never realised "development" was a dirty world..someone needs to tell China to stop producing and utilising the worlds resources

 

I find the continual killing on innocent people by Al Shabab more despicable than anything Africa Oil could ever do