COMOROS Eastern Archipelago Offshore Potential
• H.E. Idi Nadhoim • Vice-President
• L’Union des Comores
Where are the Comoros?
Government
• The Union of the Comoros became independent in 1975
• It was recognised by the UN as formed by 4 islands namely Mayotte , Anjouan , Mohéli and Grande Comore
• It is a constitutional democracy with the Government of the Union of the Comoros based in Moroni .
Economy
• The population is 750,000 • GDP is approximately $MM400 • GDP per capita is approximately $600
– the Comoros one of the poorest countries in the world.
• Major exports are vanilla, cloves and essential oils from ylang-ylang
• Tourism is a fledgling industry in the Comoros
Regional Geology
• The Rovuma Fan and Davies Fracture zone are prominent features
• The main islands show up as bright red (positive Gravity anomalies) as they are dominantly Volcanic rocks (quite dense) surrounded by water.
• The Volcanism of the Comoros islands is reported to be relatively young, commencing about 15 million years ago.
• Younger sediments of the Rovuma Fan should on-lap the western Flanks of the Islands, forming combination structural/stratigraphic traps.
• The older sediments of the fan and ocean basin may be present beneath the flanks of the volcanics.
Petroleum Exploration Potential
• This is a “frontier exploration” region of East Africa • The main potential appears to be the extension of the
Rovuma Delta into the Comoros, possibly lapping onto Grande Comore
• The Rovuma Delta shows a working petroleum system in the Mnazi Bay discovery near-shore
Bathymetry
PRINCIPAL PLAYS ARE (I) DEEPWATER FAN OF THE ROVUMA DELTA IN DEEPWATER (II) ONLAPPING FLANK OF GRAND COMORE ISLAND
Geologic Plays
• Geologically, the Comoros is separated from East Africa by a transform fault system in the ocean called the Davies Ridge.
• The Bathymetry suggests that the Delta of the Rovuma River has prograded beyond the Davies ridge into 3000 meters+ water depths.
• Faulting along the ridge is known to have created large anticlinal structures.
• In addition one would expect large deepwater fans to be present that could be prospective stratigraphic traps, like the deepwater fans of the Campos Basin of Brazil.
Bahari Exploration Program
• 4-Year Initial Exploration Period – Desk-Top Studies
• Integration of non-proprietary data • Extrapolation of geological trends from the successful Rovuma
Delta geological play
– Develop Lead and Prospect Inventory • Acquire 2D data to refine the geological model • Develop and refine sub-surface studies to mature prospect
inventory
– Rank exploration targets
Contacts UNITED KINGDOM KENYA
Les Smith [email protected]
Don Riaroh [email protected]
Peter Wakeling [email protected]
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