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Somali Lobby Group warns Kenya and International Oil Giants

August 23, 2012 · 3418318 Comments2012-08-23+09%3A11%3A37Hassan+Ali

NAIROBI — The East African Energy Forum has issued warnings to the Kenyan Government and four international oil companies today that are illegally exploiting offshore hydrocarbon concessions off the southern coast of Somalia. The lobby group has said in its directive (read here) to the oil giants that they have engaged in a gross infringement of Somalia’s offshore resources, territorial integrity and sovereignty.

“These offshore oil blocks are solely owned by the Republic of Somalia as stipulated in the 1982 UN Common Law on the Sea (UNCLOS). Kenya’s move to sell these oil blocks violates international law” says Abdillahi Mohamud, the lobby’s managing director.

He states that the oil blocks sold by Kenya in Somali waters are L21, L23, L24 purchased by Italy’s Eni, L22 by France’s Total S.A., L5 by USA’s Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Block L26 by Norway’s Statoil.

The lobby group warned these companies risk being shut out of future Somali energy concessions which are estimated to hold large untapped reserves along with what he described as ‘legal action’ the group’s lawyers would pursue.

“They should deal directly with Somalia, appropriating these blocks from the rightful owner is not in the interest of these otherwise innovative and successful oil companies.”

The lobby group has stated it is planning legal action against Kenya and the oil companies.

“We are not asking for compliance on a matter of dispute, this isn’t a dispute, it’s a violation of Somalia’s international boundaries established by an international law of which Kenya is a signatory. We will file court proceedings against those involved in the coming weeks at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany.”

He continues on saying it is in Kenya and the oil company’s best interest to cease allocating offshore blocks that rightfully belong to Somalia.

“We will continue to take the matter to the highest courts, any attempt at illegally exploiting Somalia’s energy resources will be met with full opposition from us and our partners.”

The lobby group has noted the total area of Somali offshore territory that is being illegally sold by Kenya and purchased by the four oil companies is approximately 116,000 square kilometers, an area about the size of Greece.

The East African Energy Forum is an international energy lobby group that works to protect Somalia’s energy resources.

East African Energy Forum

August 23, 2012

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By Hassan Ali

Tags: Energy, Ethiopia, Kenya, oil dispute, Somalia

kaboon says:

south somalis please save your offshore oil before insulting a deam ethiopian man

4:04 am on August 23, 2012

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- kaboon says:
  
  dead
  
  4:04 am on August 23, 2012
  
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  - PuntlandGeezer says:
    
    somalia got a big brother lyk Puntland, as long as puntland iz around nobody can touch her.
    
    4:35 am on August 23, 2012
    
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    - Abdiwahab says:
      
      allow it mate ur not even on a par with galmudug looool
      
      5:10 am on August 23, 2012
      
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      - tusbax says:
        
        galmudug They confine very small part of galcayo call “baraxley” ghetto area.
        
        5:55 am on August 23, 2012
Bashir says:

This should have been one we agree and no insults

6:37 am on August 23, 2012

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- Bashir says:
  
  This should have been the one time we agreed and did not insult each other, even if Somalia broke up into many smaller country's. We the Somali people should look out for each other.
  
  Imagine if for some crazy reason Ethiopia attacked Somaliland , do think the Somali people would stand for this , the answer is No!. These words are coming from Puntlander and a anti-Somaliland, Pro-Federal Union.
  
  6:49 am on August 23, 2012
  
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mohamed ali says:

East African Energy forum keep lobbying on This issue it’s very important This resources belongs to all somalis your doing great jop.also create registered ligament website so we can follow The progress and obstacles on This matter.

Most somali diaspora are willing to support financially to cover The legal cost,also if needed we can held demonstration front of Their respective MINISTRY OF TRADE Those companies who are doing offshore drilling somali coast.

It’s unfortunate a country can end up like This once you have dictatorship Than warlords,moryaan,religious groups,macalin dugsi,it’s very bad cocktail.

7:25 am on August 23, 2012

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Kayse says:

I am not sure why an unknown "forum" is writing this letter instead of the Somali government. The reason Kenyan troops are in southern Somalia is for three agendas; al Shabab (threat to Kenyan tourism and oil exploration), the set up of Azania or Jubbaland as a buffer zone and to secure the oil deals.

The death of Meles will mean Kenya will now have to suspend its operations in Somalia because Somalis will not see Ethiopia as the main threat any more but Kenya and I doubt Kenyans want that.

They must stop the illegal operations before Somalis invade them and reclaim NFD. Kenya is playing with fire.

6:33 pm on August 23, 2012

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Abdi Dinny says:

the somalilandpress please stop this popping up news like ads. There annoiying expecially when reading from acellpbone, they tend to cover what weare reading.

1:46 am on August 24, 2012

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T.J says:

Maybe Kenya will be the next Qatar? South Somali dont even care if their mother got kidnaped, they will keep fighting each other like monkeys. What happened to our beautiful Somali culture? Our poetry which was puplicst world wide,by our famous authours. Now this monkeys are blowing them selfs up and killing their brothers. It's as if they always keep up with the latest Saudi fashion magazines like wtf. What happened to our distinct Somali dress code? Why must we Saudize ourselves? I can guarantee today if I quote Timacadde (great Somali poet), I would be looked down upon.They will tell me its haram. People can't even watch and play football anymore.

These fake wadaads have been brain washing our people for the last 20 years with their Wahabi ideology. They have indeed transformed the whole society. They have taken advantage of the ignorance of the people after the civil war. The Wahabis of the Middle East have been financing them to eradicate our culture and language.They recite Arabic "nasha'id" which the main stream Somalis don't understand. In their twisted brain, the Somali culture is haram and the Arab culture is xalaal!
Every muslim country have their identity and culture but south Somalia is the only muslim country that are willing to swallow everything from Saudi Arabia.
There is alot of oil blocks all over Somali, this is nothing new. But do you think they will stop with the sucides and killing of their brothers, and suddenly unite and fight for their dreams ?
I dont think so, walaal.

9:08 am on August 24, 2012

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- Shaqallle says:
  
  A famous man once said; the religions are the worst opium of human being!
  
  2:06 pm on August 24, 2012
  
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- Ayuush says:
  
  Hi, you sound like one of those liberalist, Somaalida before Islam were raw meat eaters, and used to bow down to cows! It is Islam that brought out the beauty of Somalis, and just incase the 'qat' has deluded your brain, Islam originated in Saudi Arabia, and that is where it was propagated to the whole world from! Wahabi was a man's name, who took Islam back to its original, after it was diluted with innovations, there is no muslim religion called Wahabism, the word is ISLAM.
  
  I am willing to swallow Islam from its original place, where it started, anyone who is against that is an innovator.
  
  2:16 pm on August 26, 2012
  
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  - T.J says:
    
    There is nothing wrong being a Somali libertarian, because conservatives lack any sense of compassion or concern for other human beings.
    
    Are you just a monkey without any intelligent who rely on Saudis to lead you? They dont even like you! Honestly i think you are one of those brainwashed idiots. Maybe you should blow yourself up if you disagree what i said? What else did they teach you lately, because i havent read the magazine this month? I don't really blame you because lack of education is the reason we swallow everything from other countries. You don't see this in other Muslim countries like Malaysia,Turkey,Indonesia and Iran.They are very proud and educated people, and they have their own history and culture.
    
    Saudi Arabia don't really care about you and your family. They are not like the chosen people who will save Somalia from their misery. Saudi Arabia knows everything about Somalia's minerals and their oil blocks. Why include the poor African monkeys to the rich Arab oil marked?
    Don't expect anything from them, you should instead be an independent and a proud man.
    
    9:12 pm on August 26, 2012
    
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  - T.J says:
    
    There is nothing wrong being a Somali libertarian, because conservatives lack any sense of compassion or concern for other human beings.
    Are you just a monkey without any intelligent who rely on Saudis to lead you? They dont even like you! Honestly i think you are one of those brainwashed people.
    Maybe you should blow yourself up if you disagree what i said? What else did they teach you lately, because i havent read the magazine this month? I don't really blame you because lack of education is the reason we swallow everything from other countries. You don't see this in other Muslim countries like Malaysia,Turkey,Indonesia and Iran.They are very proud and educated people, and they have their own history and culture.
    
    Saudi Arabia don't really care about you and your family. They are not like the chosen people who will save Somalia from their misery. Saudi Arabia knows everything about Somalia's minerals and their oil blocks. Why include the poor African monkeys to the rich Arab oil marked?
    Don't expect anything from them, you should instead be an independent and a proud man.
    
    10:13 pm on August 26, 2012
    
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Yahie Haji-Ali says:

Read the statement: that the oil blocks sold by Kenya in Somali waters are L21, L23, L24 purchased by Italy’s Eni, L22 by France’s Total S.A., L5 by USA’s Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Block L26 by Norway’s Statoil.

5:17 pm on September 2, 2012

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Mohamed says:

Kenya will loose big time and we will take back by force N.F.D.

3:23 pm on September 3, 2012

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Bigdan Mukundi says:

One has a hard time figuring out how the country can have any international claims until they have resolved their civil war and the piracy.
When one knows who is in charge of what in that country…..then this dispute can be resolved.
Otherwise Kenya can charge off any real or imagined gains to the flood of Somalia refugees they have had to care for.When Somalia couldn't….

9:41 pm on October 1, 2012

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