Hassan Sheikh Inspects the Oil Drilling Vessel Çağrı Bey + Photos

Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, visited the drilling oil vessel Çağrı Bey, which is located in the waters of Somalia, where it is conducting oil drilling activities in the country.

During the inspection, the President held a meeting with the experts and officials of the vessel, listening to a report on the drilling activities, the work done so far, and the preliminary results achieved.

This inspection comes at a time when Somalia is striving to take advantage of the natural resources in its land and maritime waters, particularly oil, which is expected to play a role in the development of the country's economy.

The report given to the president also related to the progress made in the drilling activities and the preliminary successes recorded, which the government is interested in leading to the confirmation of Somalia's oil resources.

The activities being conducted by the vessel Çağrı Bey in the waters of Somalia are part of a plan to discover and confirm the existence of oil in the country's seas, with the results obtained from drilling being crucial for determining the next steps of the project.

The vessel Çağrı Bey is drilling at the Curad-1 well, which is located approximately 370 kilometers off the coast of Mogadishu. The plan is to continue drilling down to 4,000 meters below the seabed, with the entire well expected to reach a depth of 7,500 meters.

The vessel is supported by the ships Altan, Korkut, and Sancar, while the Turkish naval forces are part of the security assurance.

The cooperation in oil and gas between Somalia and Turkey is based on agreements signed in 2024. The seismic research vessel Oruç Reis later gathered triangulated data from a maritime area covering 4,464 kilometers in circumference. After nearly seven months of surveys and data analysis, the Curad-1 well was chosen as the first drilling site.

However, the Federal Government of Somalia has recently been focusing on plans related to exploration and production of oil, with hopes that this resource will contribute to economic growth, job creation, and increased government revenue.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's oversight highlights the importance the government places on oil drilling activities and efforts to secure resources in the waters of Somalia.