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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-10-07/somalia-s-federal-government-says-regional-oil-permits-invalid.html

Somalia’s Federal Government Says Regional Oil Permits Invalid

Somalia’s federal government, seekingto reassert control over the war-ravaged country, said oilexploration licenses issued by regional governments in theSomaliland and Puntland regions of country are invalid.
Genel Energy Plc (GENL), Africa Oil Corp. (AOI) and Ophir Energy havewon licenses to search in Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions,although work has been slowed down by security concerns as thenation has to fight al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militia.
“Any contract that was given or awarded by a federalmember state is not valid,” National Resources MinisterAbdirizak Omar Mohamed said today at a conference in London.Companies holding those licenses “should start negotiationswith the federal government.”
Mohamed also urged Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)and other companies that stopped work at the start of the civilwar in 1991 to return to Somalia. The nation plans to startseismic exploration next year and hold a tender for licensesafter the survey is completed.
Although it has no proved reserves, drillers are bettingSomalia has geology similar to Yemen across the Gulf of Aden,which split from Africa about 17 million years ago. The MiddleEast country holds 2.7 billion barrels of proved oil reserves.
Shell “has engaged with the government of Somalia — thesediscussions are of a preliminary and exploratory nature,” JuliaDudley, a London-based spokesman at the company, said by e-mail.Shell “expressed interest in appraising opportunities forfuture projects in Somalia.”

Federal Control

Somalia’s government is working on the new petroleumlegislation, including a change to the constitution regardingnatural resource ownership, Mohamed said. The nation’sparliament would have to ratify the proposals, which wouldenforce the federal government’s authority.
“Our legal contracts with” Puntland “were subsequentlyacknowledged and recognized by the Somalia transitional federalgovernment,” Alex Budden, a vice president at Africa Oil, saidin an interview in London.
The Canadian company last year drilled the nation’s firstoil well in at least 20 years. It didn’t find oil or gasreserves.
“We are not pushing forward exploration activities,” hesaid. “We want to see how this situation resolves. We are stillable to meet our legal commitments.”
Puntland suspended cooperation with the Somalia federalgovernment, partly because of the central authority’s failure toshare resources, it said in August.

Civil War

Eni SpA (ENI), BP Plc (BP/), ConocoPhillips (COP), Chevron Corp. and othercompanies also had interests in Somalia prior to the civil war.All left the nation because of security concerns. Shell ismonitoring “the security and operating environment in andsurrounding Somalia,” Dudley said.
“We will honour those rights, but we also like to changethe terms of their contracts” to production sharing agreementsfrom concessions, Mohamed said. “The country is becoming safernow. We want them to come and explore.”
The history of pirate attacks on key shipping routes nearSomalia may require increased security for offshore exploration.Still, there were no “successful pirate attack or hijackings”this year, Mohamed said.
Soma Oil & Gas, a London-based company started this year,plans to invest about $20 million in the seismic research offSomalia, Chief Executive Officer Robert Sheppard said in London.The company is seeking bids from survey contractors and plans tostart the work early next year.
“The geologic structure offshore is pretty compelling,”he said. “We are already working with the government and otherpeople to make sure that we have sufficient security for theseismic operations.”