The arrival of the Turkish deep-water drilling vessel \u00c7agr\u0131 Bey off Somalia\u2019s coast marks a significant step in the country\u2019s push toward economic independence and signals a deepening energy partnership with T\u00fcrkiye, Somalia\u2019s Ambassador to T\u00fcrkiye, Fathudin Ali Ospite, has said.<\/p>\n
The vessel\u2019s deployment <\/b>follows earlier seismic surveys conducted by the Oru\u00e7 Reis, part of a cooperation agreement between Somalia and T\u00fcrkiye over the past 18 months, the ambassador added.<\/p>\n
He exuded confidence that sufficient efforts have been made for the rollout of offshore oil and gas production, a development that would significantly contribute toward Somalia’s economic progress.<\/p>\n
The partnership gained impetus in 2024 when Oru\u00e7 Reis vessel dispatched for seismic studies. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Somalia\u2019s then-petroleum minister, Abdirizak Omar attended the flag-off ceremony in Istanbul.<\/p>\n
Job creation<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n Following successful surveys, \u00c7agr\u0131 Bey departed for Somalia in February 2026.<\/p>\n Describing T\u00fcrkiye as a longstanding partner, particularly during periods when international engagement was limited, Ambassador Ospite said Somalia is now positioning itself as a strategic partner in energy development under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.<\/p>\n The envoy further said the exploration project<\/b> is expected to create jobs for Somali youth and support skills development in the energy sector.<\/p>\n \u201cBeyond direct employment, this partnership is likely to stimulate broader economic growth by attracting investment, strengthening local industries, and increasing government revenues,\u201d Ospite said.<\/p>\n Further cooperation<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cWith improved financial capacity, Somalia will be better positioned to invest in infrastructure, education, healthcare and housing, supporting long-term national development,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Turkish Energy Minister Bayraktar is expected in Mogadishu for the launch of drilling operations.<\/p>\n Ospite said the initiative extends beyond hydrocarbons, with plans to deepen cooperation in technology transfer, infrastructure development and education.<\/p>\n SOURCE: TRT Afrika<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The arrival of the Turkish deep-water drilling vessel \u00c7agr\u0131 Bey off Somalia\u2019s coast marks a significant step in the country\u2019s push toward economic independence and signals a deepening energy partnership with T\u00fcrkiye, Somalia\u2019s Ambassador to T\u00fcrkiye, Fathudin Ali Ospite, has said. The vessel\u2019s deployment follows earlier seismic surveys conducted by the Oru\u00e7 Reis, part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":458647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-458645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458648,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458645\/revisions\/458648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}