Country Report
Ethiopia upstream summary
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Report summary
Ethiopia's landlocked basins form part of the East African Rift system, a prolific oil and gas province. The Somali-Ogaden-Mandera Lugh basin is Ethiopia's largest basin, estimated to hold up to 7 tcf of gas.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Somali-Ogaden-Mandera Lugh basin
- Melut Rift basin
- Atbara Rift basin
- North-Central Gregory Rift basin
- Lamu Embayment basin
- Red Sea basin
- Southern Gulf of Aden basin
- Licensing
- Recent licensing activity
- Historic licensing activity
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Recent drilling activity
- Historic drilling activity
- 11 more item(s)...
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Ethiopia basin mapEthiopia licence map
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Exploration drillingContingent Resources by Sector at 01/01/2026
What's included
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