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Please note that this is a draft programme, which is subject to change. Speakers, as listed below, are in the process of being invited, and
their names appearing in the draft programme does not necessarily mean that they are confirmed. This programme is not for general
circulation
Somalia Oil & Gas Summit
Monday, 9 June 2014
08:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00
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Federal Republic of Somalia: Reviewing the Underexplored Hydrocarbon
Sector
Welcome Comments by Dr Alirio Parra, Member of the Board, CWC Group Ltd & Former Minister of Energy & Mines
for Venezuela
Chairman: Dr Abdullahi Haider, Senior Advisor to the Government, Federal Republic of Somalia
Opening Speech by
H.E. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister, Federal Republic of Somalia*
Ministerial Address
H.E. Daud Mohamed Omar, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Federal Republic of Somalia
Questions & Answers
09:45 Networking Coffee Break
10:15
2 Oil & Gas Potential: Exploring the Prospective of the Oil & Gas Sector & the
Return of the Prior Holders to Somalia
Chairman: J. Jay Park QC, Managing Partner, Petroleum Regimes’ Advisory
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Analysing the attractiveness of the newly collected seismic data
Discovering the under tapped offshore exploration opportunities
Reviewing the interest of the prior holders of Somalia to return for further exploration
*Subject to Final Confirmation
Keynote Speech
Robert Sheppard, Chief Executive Officer, Soma Oil & Gas
Senior representative of Shell
Hydrocarbon Exploration in Somalia is Under Explored
Abdi A Hussein, Senior Geologist/ Hydrogeologist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Canada
Petroleum System of the Qoryoley-Mogadisho-Warshiikh Basin
Dr Abdullahi Haider, Senior Advisor to the Government, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
The Petroleum Systems of the Basins in the North (e.i. Mudug, Darror-Nogal and Guban Basin)
Dr Osman Salad Hersi, Associate Professor, Regina University, Canada
Petroleum System of Mandera-Lugh Basin in South-western Part of Somalia
Dr Sahra Mohamed Yusuf, Head of Somalia Geological Society
Magnetic Data on the Eastern Part of Mandera-Lugh Basin in South-Western Part of Somalia
Prof. Ahmed Nur, Member of the Somalia Geological Society
Gravimetric & Magnetic Data for Hydrocarbon Exploration Case Study in Mudug Basin in Central Somalia
Dr Abdulkadir Salad Dhorre, Department of Geology, Somali National University
Questions & Answers
12:30 Networking Lunch hosted by Soma Oil & Gas
13:45
3 Collaboration for Oil & Gas Success: Creating Dialogue between the Central
Federal Government of Somalia, Puntland & Somaliland
Chairman:
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Importance of establishing a successful relationship with Puntland & Somaliland
Unlocking the hydrocarbon potential for boosting Somalia’s economy
Reassuring international investors of the stable political environment
H.E. Daud Mohamed Omar, Minister of Mineral Resources, Federal Republic of Somalia
Isse Mohamed Farah, Director General, Petroleum & Mineral Resources of Puntland Regional Authority
Abdirizak Mohamed Haji Hassan, Geologist, Puntland Regional Authority
Government Representatives of Somaliland
15:00 Networking Coffee Break
15:30
4 Petroleum Law & Security Climate in Somalia: Identifying the new
Opportunities created for Investment
Chairman: J. Jay Park QC, Managing Partner, Petroleum Regimes’ Advisory
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Please note that this is a draft programme, which is subject to change. Speakers, as listed below, are in the process of being invited, and
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Reviewing the legal framework & the roles & responsibilities of each government entity
Exploring opportunities for creating new partnerships and the involvement of the government
Analysing the security risks in Somalia and the steps the government has taken to reassure international
operators
Learning by experience: case studies by security companies operating in the region
Dr Abdullahi Haider, Senior Advisor to the Government, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
J. Jay Park QC, Managing Partner, Petroleum Regimes’ Advisory
Abdurahman Sheikh Isse Mohamed, National Security Adviser, Presidency’s Office of the Federal Republic of
Somalia
17:00 End of Summit
*Subject to Final Confirmation