DNO International takes Somaliland block


The government of Somaliland has announced a production sharing contract (PSC) with Norway’s DNO International for onshore Block SL18. The PSC was signed by Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo and DNO International executive chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani. DNO has initiated studies on the 12,000km2 block ahead of a seismic programme planned for 2014. Genel Energy and Ophir Energy already have acreage in the self-declared republic, while DNO has acreage across the Gulf of Aden in Yemen.