Somalia to drill Curad-1 offshore well 275 kilometers off coast, minister says
Sunday April 12, 2026
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is on the verge of its first offshore deep-water drilling campaign, with Petroleum and Minerals Minister Dahir Shire Mohamed saying Saturday that the Curad-1 exploratory well will be drilled in Galmudug State, far out at sea between Mareeg and Harardheere and roughly 275 kilometers (171 miles) from land.
Shire stressed that the site sits in deep waters well beyond the coast, describing the operation as taking place “very far from land.”
“Curad-1 will be drilled offshore in…