Somalilandsun- In a major step forward for Somaliland towards developing its hydrocarbon resources, The Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Republic of Somaliland is pleased to announce that it has signed a speculative 2-D seismic acquisition contract with BGPInc.
This was revealed in a press statement issued by the Energy ministry in Hargeisa adding that the speculative 2-D Seismic will be conducted in offshore blocks in several regions of Somaliland.
Read below verbatim excerpts of the press statement
“Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Republic of Somaliland Commencement of Speculative Seismic Acquisition Survey
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Republic of Somaliland is pleased to announce today that it has signed a speculative 2-D seismic acquisition contract with BGPInc, that will be conducted in offshore blocks in several regions of Somaliland. This seismic acquisition program will be a major step forward for Somaliland towards developing its hydrocarbon resources.
The seismic operations will be managed and overseen by the Ministry. It will be a Ministry run project with collaboration and support from stakeholder ministries such as the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Environment. Thus in essence this will be a government of Somaliland run project. This seismic program is the 2nd if its type, a 1st somewhat similar program was conducted in offshore Somaliland in 2008 through contracting with TGS-NOPEC. The program will be financed through multi-client data purchases by the international oil companies that are operating in Somaliland.
It will take nearly 2.5 months for the contractor to mobilize and bring its equipment into the country and set up shop in Somaliland. In the meantime, the Ministry will conduct a thorough public awareness and community engagement campaigns to educate the Somaliland public at large and the target communities in particular about what the project entail before any work begins.”
Press release issued November 19, 2016 by
Husseing Abdi Dualeh
Minister of Energy & Minerals
Republic of Somaliland.
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About BGP
BGP Inc., China National Petroleum Corporation is one of the world’s leading geophysical service companies and undertakes more land-based geophysical surveys worldwide than any other company in the industry.
The company also engages in seismic data acquisition, processing, interpretation, reservoir geophysics, borehole seismic, micro-seismic, GME and multi-client surveys, equipment manufacturing and software R&D.
