Somalia Set To Begin First Ever Offshore Oil Drilling In April
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Somalia is on the verge of embarking on its first-ever offshore oil drilling operation, marked by the arrival of the Turkish drillship Çagir Bey in Somali waters on Friday. The Turkish Petroleum Corporation's deep-water drilling vessel will conduct its first international mission off the Somali coast, and is expected to begin drilling at the Curad-1 well in the current month. Seismic data suggests Somalia’s offshore basins could hold between 30 billion and 40 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent. Türkiye previously employed…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on April 7, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.