Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Shimela-1 well encountered water bearing reservoirs.
Shimela-1 in the South Omo Block, onshore Ethiopia, was drilled to test a prospect in a north-western sub-basin of the vast Chew Bahir basin. The frontier wildcat well encountered lacustrine and volcanic rocks including almost 100 metres of net sandstone reservoir within siltstones and claystones. Trace thermogenic gas shows were recorded at 1,900 metres.
The Exalo 205 rig drilled Shimela-1 to a final depth of 1,940 metres. The rig will now be moved to drill the Gardim-1 wildcat exploration well in a completely separate sub-basin, in the south-eastern corner of the Chew Bahir basin.
Tullow Operates the South Omo Block with 50% equity and is partnered by Africa Oil Corporation (30%) and Marathon Oil Ethiopia Limited B.V. (20%), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO).
“Although the Shimela well only found traces of thermogenic gas, it has provided key data to continue to build our understanding of the north-western part of the Chew Bahir basin. The prospectivity at the Gardim-1 well, which is targeting an independent petroleum system in a separate south-eastern sub-basin, is not affected by this result.
Graduating Student Troubled
by TPLF Modified Ethiopian Flag.
At its 2014 Commencement,
California Lutheran University depicts on its website, http://www.callutheran.edu,
an Ethiopian girl with her national flag wrapped around her neck and glittering
over her black gown, contradicting the Woyanie made flag she was compelled to
carry at the 2013 Commencement Parade. The young lady
was troubled with the blundered Woyanie flag, but was wise and tricky that she
decided to show the real Ethiopian flag in contrast to the one that the Woyanie
thugs made flag in her hands. Paradoxically, the picture taken on 2013 is depicted again in 2014 on the university's website.
The incident was sudden that she had no
idea of graduating students carry their national flags at commencement parades,
by culture of the university. She was confused at first. But then she said “I had
no choice but to wear my original flag as a scarf. As a kid, she remembered to have presented Professor
Asrat Woldeyes with bouquets of flowers in many occasions of Town hall meetings
in Addis Ababa. The young lady says "she is very much fond of the Ethiopian flag." She is now going
forward with her study to attain a doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Information
Technology.
The young lady hopes to parade in a commencement once again; this time with a PhD and an original Ethiopian flag. Make your children, so proud to live as Ethiopians and,
so proud to wear the Ethiopian flag again and again on commencements and all other parades.
VICTORY IS EMINENT!
This page is dedicated to the most cherished political leader Prof. Asrat Woldyes, in memory of his commitment to his fellow country- men and women, his courage and determination as president of the All Amhara People’s Organization, the astounding honesty in leadership he demonstrated to the people of Ethiopia, his kindness and sympathy to all Ethiopians regardless of ethnic, religion and other belongingness as a medical doctor, and to the love he demonstrated to his country. The dedicator of this page Zenebe Tamirat witnesses the above characteristics of the professor from his political experience under his leadership and the knowledge he gained working very close with him as a high ranking officer of the Addis Ababa Region of the All Amhara People’s Organization as well as amember of the CC after the arrest of the professor.
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witness the greatness of Prof. Asrat Woldyes, the true son of Ethiopia.
In his unpredicted visit to Ethiopia a couple of days ago, U.S.
Secretary of States, John Kerry was faced with a challenging question from a
daring journalist who asked him if he was serious about the human rights issue
in Ethiopia or was he delivering just a lip service? Although Kerry assured the
journalist that if he talks about an issue he is always serious about it, his
statement could not be trusted much by most Ethiopian political opposition
groups.
The point is that the United States needs the Ethiopian Army to
fight in South Sudan under the instruction from the White House. The Ethiopian
Government is willing to do it but not for free. The charge includes the
acknowledgment of Ethiopia as a democratic country under the TPLF led EPRDF’s
leadership while actually it is not. Hard to concur with this, but urgently
needing the service of the corrupt Ethiopian Government, Kerry seems to be
sandwiched between false and facts.
The false is that the Ethiopian Government is not democratic. In
fact tyranny rules Ethiopia. The facts speak for themselves; Ethiopians are on
the road asking their government to step down. The demonstration successfully
conducted on Sunday, in Addis Ababa, pioneered by one of the influential
parties in Ethiopia, Andinet, exposes the Ethiopian Government naked affirming
its claim of “champion of democracy and bringing economic development to the land
was fake. Basic human rights are vehemently violated and basic needs such as
food, water, shelter electricity, telephone are not met.
People in the capital, Addis Ababa, are starved to death because
there is no supply of food at an affordable price. The soaring price of
Teff, the staple crop of Ethiopia reaching a hot-blooded cost of over $2,000.00/qt,
meat to $165/kg, butter $80/kg, house rent rising to thousands of birr per unit
of two rooms have left the citizens for starvation and homelessness. Tens of
thousands sleep under the bridges of Addis Ababa because they cannot afford the
ever soaring house rent in the city.
On the contrary, a handful of delinquent citizens enjoy life
corrupting government officials. When journalists bring the problems citizens
face to the attention of the authorities, they respond by jailing the informers,
when asked to improve conditions by public demonstrations, the authorities
order their policemen to obliterate those who demand justice. All in all, Ethiopia
has become a "police state" difficult for the United State to deal
with its delinquent child, the TPLF.
There is no doubt that John Kerry knows Ethiopia's leaders are
corrupt and ruling by force. He also knows there is no democracy in Ethiopia.
What he knows most, though, is that, contrary to the fact on the ground the
United States needs Ethiopia's service to fight in neighboring South Sudan as
she did in Somalia. And contrary to John Kerry's visit to tyranny in Ethiopia
the U.S. Constitution does not allow American leaders to support or deal with
tyranny in any ways.
This means American Administrations cannot form
partnership with tyranny knowingly or unknowingly, whether the issue for the
partnership is in the interest of the U.S. or not. Therefore, what Kerry knows most is America is wrong in forming partnership of any sort (even it were in the interest of the U.S.) with TPLF tyrants in Ethiopia because it is against the constitution of the United States. Kerry, knows, by forming partnership with the tyrant TPLF, the 3 presidents of the United States, Clinton, George Bush (Jr) and Obama have violated the constitution of the U.S.A.
In a commentary posted
in politico.com, dated May 4, 2014, entitled "An unholy alliance in East
Africa." Bronwyn Bruton astonishingly asks "John Kerry knows Ethiopia
is repressive. So why does Washington keep shoring it up?"
(http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/an-unholy-alliance-in-east-africa-106323.html#ixzz30yooZNNL). Washington is shoring it up because it knows as well
that it is performing against its own constitutional law. If it doesn’t, it
can’t keep Ethiopia under its influence. It shall loose it to China. TPLF plays double edge to the United States and China. This has been demonstrated in
the visit of the Prime Minister of China to Ethiopia, as soon as Kerry’s legs
got out of Addis Ababa.
One reason that the TPLF led
Ethiopian Government officials for turning their face to China is TPLF's accusation of the United States for allegedly supporting its political
opponents, offering political asylum to most political refugees, recognizing
the rights of oppositions to practice their political belief and oppose
dictators at home while living in the United States. Another reason is China is an alternative source of income. If the U.S. declines any demand, China is there to provide alternatively. China needs Ethiopia for the provision of settlement for its troubled citizens who badly need space for living. The TPLF is a renown land seller in Africa.
Does the U.S., however, support
democracy in Ethiopia satisfactorily? No, not at all. U.S. Officials are scared that, if it does, its
friendship with Ethiopia shall be at stake. The political leaders of the U.S.
think that the "TPLF" is "Ethiopia," and not the People. The People, however, shall
rise to show that they are the real "Ethiopia." Until then, the U.S. will remain
sticking with its delinquent child. For now, Kerry is in trouble unable to tame
Ethiopia under delinquent child, the TPLF. It is clear that sooner or later the delinquent child will turn into the "prodigal son," presumably running to China. I do no think the U.S. will be holy enough to stretch its hands welcoming its "prodigal son" once it ran away. Rather it will turn its face to the East as said in the big book, "look at to the East." That day is coming soon and the opposition should work in union standing in the east. The writer Zenebe Tamirat is available at ztamira@yahoo.com, like ZenebeTamirat@facebook.com, follow @Neguodguadzeneb
