The French are wel known for their ruthlessness. A bad mistake indeed.

The deal is legal since Puntland is a recognised part of the TFG, that the Pesident and PM signed the agreement and that the Puntland local parliment passed the oil law. Even the TFG parliment is not against this deal, it just wants to be clear that 100% of revenue does not belong to Puntland and that it must be shared. A point I support. The central governemnt once the oil, NLG is found will take more interst. It also gives an advantage to the TFG , and would be a major setback to the anti governemnt groups.

These pirates need to be fought off. But the international community should assist training and equiping Somali national troops instead of sending war ships.

^^^First we need to establish there is a viable commodity in the ground. Then the revenues would be split between the regions and the state.

Puntland has already made an agreement with the TFG on this. The TFG itself needs to get of hand outs and if this deal is a success, through creation of jobs, revenue collection and infrustructure development it would benefit Puntlands regions which make up more than 30% of Somalia. Thus in every sense this is good for TFG, Somalia and in particular the people of the North East,.

source ...This as an article on African Energy. It discusses the realities, the main issues, security, clans and even touches on the secessionists and the Al-Shabaab.

There is no disputed areas people. The exploitation will start with the Nugaal areas near the capital Garowe, this is the prime area were they belive Conoco found taped oil. Those who want disputes will get none. Also an important area is the Ofshore of the indian ocean red sea areas. We need to get foreign investment, and Cade Muse has dared. Those who dare win. As for the clan arguments here, those who want exploration will get it, those who dont have the right not to get it Nobody will be forced.

^^^Indeed its been hovering over $100. a barrel for a while. Somalia needs this plan and hope it works for the peoples sake. Oil, NLG, and other minerals will inject cash into the economy create jobs and foster economic development never seen before. The UAE was poorer than Somalia in the 1960s now they built islands in the middle of the sea.

Burundi says undeterred by soldier's killing in Somalia Module body Thu Apr 10, 2:17 PM BUJUMBURA (AFP) - Burundi on Thursday said this week's killing of one of its soldiers in Somalia will not deter its peacekeeping operations in the strife-torn country. Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira said Bujumbura did not want to see a repeat of Tuesday's incident in which the soldier was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu. "This death will not discourage the government of Burundi," she told AFP after the soldier's body arrived in Bujumbura. Burundi has deployed some 850 soldiers in Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping force and plans to increase the number to 1,700. The attack, which was claimed by Islamist militants, was the worst yet against the AU troops in Mogadishu. So far Burundi and Uganda are the only countries that have sent troops to Somalia, where the pan-African bloc expects to eventually deploy some 8,000 peacekeepers. Somalia has been plagued by almost uninterrupted civil unrest since the 1991 ouster of former president Mohamed Siad Barre.

^^Adeer dont blame others for your weakness. Dont break the rules you wont get banned.

I give it to him he has a job were he gets paid loads of money without the need for any performance. Good on Riyaale.

^^^Not everyone is bad ya Jimbo.

March 2008 Mobilization of casing and camp construction equipment is underway in preparation for spudding the first of an initial two well program on the Nogal Block in Puntland, Somalia. The equipment is currently in Djibouti and is anticipated to arrive in Somalia within the next week. The first well is expected to spud in July, 2008. The Company has farmed into an 80% interest in the Nogal and Dharoor blocks. The concessions encompass two highly prospective hydrocarbon basins and cover an area of 81,000 square kilometres or more than 20 million acres. The two sedimentary basins were contiguous with the prolific Marib and Masila basins in Yemen during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Over 9 billion BOE have been discovered in Yemen but exploration has been limited to date in Somalia. Only 3 wells have been drilled in basinal settings in these concessions before operations ceased in the early 1990's. Those wells confirmed thick sedimentary sequences, encountered oil in Cretaceous sandstones and proved the presence of active petroleum systems in both basins. In the Nogal Basin, Africa Oil has acquired all of the more than 4,000 kilometres of good quality 2D data which was recorded in the late 1980's. This has enabled the Company to work up an inventory of drilling prospects from which the first two well locations will be selected. At the Dharoor Block, the Company has finalised a contract for shooting approximately 2,600 kilometres of 2D seismic. The seismic crew is expected to be on the ground in Puntland

February 2008 The Company has entered into a contract for a drilling rig to begin drilling in our Puntland concessions during 2008. The contract effective date is February 19th, 2008 and covers the drilling of two wells with a two well option. It is a standard day rate contract and was negotiated at competitive rates. Drilling will begin before the commencement deadline date of August 1st, 2008. The contract was signed with Energi Tata Persada Pte Ltd (ETP), a Singaporean registered company. ETP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Catur Khita Persada, an Indonesian oil and gas service company. They own four land drilling rigs and perform extensive turn key drilling projects in Indonesia. ETP have employed Roger Boyco to manage the Puntland project. He has over 30 years experience managing land drilling projects around the world. The ETP rig No 3 is a brand new package currently being constructed in the Shengli fabrication plant in Dongying, China. Shengli currently have nine drilling units under construction for international drilling contractors. The ETP rig is scheduled for delivery in mid May, 2008 and will immediately mobilize to Jebel Ali, Dubai. The mobilization into Somalia will be via chartered vessel and the current plan is to spud the first well during July. The ETP No 3 is a 1,500 HP unit, equipped with the latest drilling technology, including a top drive and three 1,600 HP pumps. The camp facility will house up to 150 persons and will also be brand new. ETP will also provide the trucking and hoisting equipment as part of their contractual obligations. source

Work Programm A comprehensive seismic reprocessing program, including review and integration of all geophysical and geological data, has been successfully completed on the Nogal Block. The Company has entered into a contract for a drilling rig to begin drilling in our Puntland concessions during 2008. The contract effective date is February 19th, 2008 and covers the drilling of two wells with a two well option. It is a standard day rate contract and was negotiated at competitive rates. The first well is expected to spud in July 2008. A drill program is also being planned for the Dharoor Block to follow the drill campaign at Nogal. The Company is scheduling a major seismic acquisition program over the Dharoor area and expects a seismic crew to be mobilized in early 2008. source

Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with interests in exploration licenses in Puntland, Somalia. The Company's shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "AOI". Africa Oil Corp. Suite 2101 - 885 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6C 3E8

Range website Puntland delegation visit to Australia Press release

President Cade Muse Boqor has placed a great deal on the potential of Puntland states oil resources, to transform the prospects of its people. The firts oil drilling is set to start between June and August of this year.. If his efforts result in oil it will be a great development and one that will change Somalia for ever.

Nuur Cadde oo Muqdisho dib ugu noqday Last Updated::2008-04-10 22:04:13 Muqdisho (HR Media):- Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Nuur Cadde iyo wafdigiisii ayaa maanta dib ugu soo laabtay magaalada Caasimada ah ee Muqdisho. Nuur Cadde ayaa safar maalmo qaatay ku tagay dalka Jabuuti, ayadoo uu horey usii maray dalal kala gedisan oo carbeed iyo dalka Kenya. Safarka dalka Jabuuti ee RW.Nuur Cadde ayaa horey loo sii saadaalinayey in uu halkaasi kula kulmi doono qaar kamid ah Kooxaha Mucaaridka ku ah dowlada ee kasoo jeeda Beesha ******. Hase yeeshee majiraan wax kulan ah oo dalka Jabuuti ku dhexmaray Nuur Cadde iyo xubnaha Mucaaridka ah. Safarka Nuur Cadde ee dib ugu soo noqday Muqdisho ayey sheegayaan xubno xafiiskiisa ku dhaw dhaw in uu shir khaas ah la qaadan doono Madaxweynaha DFKMG C/laahi Yusuf Ahmed kana wada hadli doonaan arrimo la xariira safaradii uu dhawan sameeyey Ra'iisul Wasaaraha iyo qodobo la xariira wadahadalka lagu wado in ay wada yeeshaan Mucaaridka iyo Dowlada Federaalka Soomaaliya. Horseed Media

Geneva, Swiss oo lagaga gudoomay danjire Bari-Bari waraaqihiisii aqoonsiga Balcad, Somaliya (Calanka.com) 07-April-08 Bisha Abril 4, 2008 saacada Swiss/ka markii ey aheeyd 3 iyo 21 daqiiqadood ee galabnimo ayaa Maareeyaha Guud ee Jimciyadda Qaaruumaha ka dhexeysa saldhiggeedu yahay magaalada Jenefa ee Dalka Swiss/ka, Mudane Sergei Ordzhonikidze wuxuu Danjire Mudane Yusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil "Bari-Bari" si rasmi ah uga guddoomey warqaadda lagu magacaabey. Warqaddaan waxaa saxiixey Madaxweeynaha Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya Mudane Cabdullahi Yusuf Axmed. Danjiraha waxaa lagu magacaabeey Ergeyga Joogtada ee Soomaaliya u fadhiya JQ ka dhexeysa ee Jenefa iyo Hay'adaha Caalamiga fadhigoodu yahay dalka Swiss/ka. Munaasibadda guddoonka warqadda magacaabista Danjiraha waxaa goobjoogayaal ka ahaa madax kale ee ka socota JQ ka dhexeeysa, Marwada Danjiraha Zamzam Jaamac Abshir "Dhoorre" iyo Danjiraha ey DFKMG Soomaaliyeed u magacawdey Boqortooyada Ingiriiska & Barwqasooranka Commonwealth, Mudane Cabullatif Maxamuud Cabdi. Xilka loo magacaabey Danjire Mudane Yusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil "Bari-Bari" waxaa lagu ansixiyey shir ey yeesheen Golaha Wasiirada DFKMG Soomaaliya bishii Juun 2007 kaasoo ka dhacey Caasimadda Dalka Soomaaliya, Magaalada Muqdisho. 1-Maarso 2008 Danjire Mudane Yusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil "Bari-Bari" wuxuu ku hor-dhaartey Madaxweeynaha Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya Mudane Cabdullahi Yusuf Axmed, Ra'isul-Wasaaraha DFKMG Mudane Nuur Xassan Xusseen, Ku-Xigeenka Koowaad Ra'isul-Wasaaraha DFKMG Mudane Saalim Caliyow Ibrow, Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibedda Mudane Cali Axmed Jaamac, Wasiiradda Haweenka iyo Hor-u-Marinta Qoyska Marwo Khadija Maxamed Diiriye, Wasiirka Hawlaha Guud iyo Dib-u-Dejinta Mudane Nuur Iidoow Beyle iyo Mas'uuliyiin kale ee ka tirsan DFKMG Soomaaliyeed. Danjiraha Soomaaliyeed Mudane Yusuf “Bari-Bari” ka dib markii uu ka soo degey magaalada Jenefa 20 Maarso 2008 wuxuu u guda galey shirkii 7aad ee Golaha Xuquuqal-Insaanka ee JQ ka dhexeeysa oo dhamaadeey 28 Maarso. Danjiraha Soomaaliyeed wuxuu ku guda jiraa kulamo uu la leeyahay Xubno ka tirsan Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed oo ku nool Dalka Swiss/ka, Madaxda Dowladda Swiss/ka iyo Danjirayaal dalal kala duwan. Soo dhoweeynta gaarka ah ee loo fidiyey waxaa kaloo markhaati u ah in uu labo khudbad ka jeediyey Shirka 7aad ee Golaha Xuquuqal-Insaanka JQ ka dhexeeysa ee Jenefa ka hor inta aan si rasmi looga guddoomiin warqadda lagu magacaabeey. Danjiraha Soomaaliyeed waxaa sugaya hawl lixaad leh oo eey ugu horreyso dib-u-nooleeynta Xafiiska Ergada Joogtada Soomaaliyeed ee JQ ka dhexeeysa ee Jenefa. Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ku nool Dalka Swiss/ka waxaa looga baahan-yahay in ey si wanaagsan oo Soomaalinimo ku dheehan-tahay ula shaqeeyaan Danjirahooda iyagoo si gaar ah u eegeya danahooda iyo mustaqbilka ubadkooda. Sida la ogsoonyahay burburkii Dalkeena ku habsadey ka dib tirada Soomaalida ku nool Dalka Swiss/ka aad beey u korortey. Maadaama uu Danjiraha sidoo kale u xil-saaraanyahay xiriirka u dhexeeya Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya iyo Dalka Swiss/ka waxaa laga filayaa in uu sare u qaado xiriirka labada dal iyo in uu u doodo xuquuqda Soomaalida ku nool Dalka Swisska. Isla maalinta Danjiraha Soomaaliyeed Mudane Yusuf “Bari-Bari” laga guddoomayey warqadda lagu magacaabey ayaa dad kor u dhafaay 1000 qofood oo ka tirsan Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ku nool Swiss/ka ayaa marka ugu horreysey iyagoo mideeysan waxeey ku hor-mudaaharaaddeen Baarlamaanka Fedeeralka ee Swiis/ka oo ku yaal magaalada Caasimadda ee Bern, waxeeyna u doodayeen xuquuqdooda. DFKMG ee Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda iyo Is-kaashiga Caalamiga waxeey si gaar ah ugu hawlan-tahay in ey xoojiso xiriirka Caalamiga ah ayadoo kaashaneysa Safaaradaha Soomaaliyeed oo intooda badan uu si xun u saameeyey burburkii Dalkeena inkastoo ey jiraan Diblumaasiyiin Soomaaliyeed ey taarikhdu si wanaagsan u xusi doonto waayo waxeey ilaaliyeen sharaftii iyo karaamadii Soomaaliyeed waxeeyna ku mintideen hantidii Dalkeena dibedda u tiil. Waxaa aad iyo aad lagama maarmaan u ah in ey Safaaradaha Soomaaliyeed sida ugu dhaqsi badan si dhab ah u hawl-galaan si eey u guttaan waajibaadka saaraan kaasoo ah in ey sare u qaadaan xiriirka iyo is-kaashiga Caalaamka oo ey Ummadda Soomaaliyeed sida gaarka ah ugu baahan-tahay. Dhanka kale Beesha Caalaamka waxeey soo dhoweeyneysaa xiriirka diblumaasiyadeed ee Soomaaliya maadaama ey qaaradaha adduunka iyo dalalka deriska ah ey u haajireen Soomaali aad iyo aad u tira badan kuwaasoo u baahan daryeel dhab ah iyo in loo dodo xuquuqdooda.

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