Prospects for Oil in Somaliland :
> Long term interest of oil companies in Somalia & Somaliland.
> Substantial reserves found in Yemen. According to Geologists, the
Yemen reserve is part of continuous deposit, crossing into
Somaliland.
> Somaliland & Yemen joined together millions of years ago.
> Somaliland possesses all the requirements for a petroliferous
province.

Geological Observations :
> Hydrocarbons (oil and gas) have been generated in the Jurassic,
Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks and has a sedimentary column
thickening to 8830m.
> Many porous reservoirs are known, both in carbonate and clastic
rocks, and various types of traps are probably present.
> Thomas O'Connor, Chief Petroleum Engineer for the World Bank
(headed in-depth 3 year study of oil prospects in the Gulf of
Aden, off Somaliland cost): "It's there. There is no doubt there is oil
there. You don't know until you study a lot further just how much
is there and it has commercial potential."

Petroleum Exploration (White Paper)

Petroleum Prospects - Geology Blocks (Introduction)

Petroleum Prospects - Geology Blocks (Summary)