Introduction to the Comoros Islands Archipelago - Bahari Resources

14 Pages·2012·1.88 MB·English

by  Al Danforth

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AHARI ESOURCES
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N NTRODUCTION TO THE
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OMOROS SLANDS RCHIPELAGO
Where are the Comoros?
COMOROS
Eastern Archipelago Offshore Potential
• H.E. Idi Nadhoim
• Vice-President
• L’Union des Comores
Source: United Nations, 2004
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 .
Territorial Waters
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
Comoros Topography
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.
Airbourne Gravity Data
Basement and sediment outcrops onshore and Gravity data offshore
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