Introduction to the Comoros Islands Archipelago - Bahari Resources PDF
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B R : AHARI ESOURCES A I N NTRODUCTION TO THE C I A 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
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