Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Somaliland

P283 Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Somaliland 1 Fewer than 10 exploration wells have been drilled in Somaliland (Northern Somalia) mostly in the northern onshore and offshore areas making it one of the least explored countries in the world. Although tectonic developments have controlled the accommodation space available for sediment deposition since Early Jurassic the wells drilled on both onshore and offshore have encountered source reservoir and seal rocks. In this study seismic well and outcrop data have been used to determine the petroleum system of the country. The results show that Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous units and possibly