The highly prospective oil bearing Shabwa basin in Yemen has drawn the attention of Saudi Arabia who want to "liberate" the field from the rebels.
This field continues into Somalia, except now it is offset by a set of trans-current faults under the Gulf of Aden, so it does not "line up" any more. In Somalia the field is called nugaal field.
In 2016, the Chinese embassy in Somalia was attacked by "rebels".
Who wants to take bets that the next country to be "liberated" will be Somalia?
