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October 28, 2013

Real wildcatters go to Ethiopia to hunt for oil
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (UPI) Oct 25, 2013
Amid East Africa's oil and gas boom, the more adventurous oilmen are starting to gravitate toward the vast Ogaden desert region of Ethiopia, where drilling activity has been sparse since rebels attacked an exploration team in 2007, killing nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopians. Oilmen believe Ethiopia lies on the same oil-bearing strata as the massive discovery in Kenya by British-based Tullow Oil in early 2012. Initial estimates are that Ethiopia has oil reserves of around 2.7 billion barrels. ... read more

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