Turkey to Send Drilling Ship to Somalia

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Turkey will deploy the Cagri Bey drilling vessel to Somalia in February for its first deepwater energy exploration project abroad, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. The operation will target offshore areas within Somali territorial waters under a bilateral agreement signed in 2024. Turkish and Somali leaders said the project aims to support Somalia’s economic development following seismic surveys already conducted, with drilling described by Somali officials as definitive and irreversible.