Ethiopia will this week start pilot production of about 450 barrels per day of oil from the Calub and Hilala fields in the Ogaden basin operated by China’s Poly-GCL Petroleum, writes Barry Morgan.
According to the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, three wells will each produce about 150 bpd.
Fitsum Arega, the head of state's chief of staff, said in a tweet last week: “Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the representatives of Poly-GCL Petroleum Investment Ltd to officially kick start crude oil production testing in Ogaden region.”
