CAPE TOWN, March 2 (Reuters) - Somalia has agreed an initial
roadmap with a Shell/Exxon joint venture to
explore and develop potential offshore oil and gas reserves, the
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Monday.
"I am delighted we have agreed an initial roadmap with the
Shell/Exxon joint venture. This gives us confidence in
(the)ability to further explore any offshore hydrocarbon
potential," minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed said in a
statement.
(Reporting by Wendell Roelf; editing by David Evans)
