Western Sahara Resource Watch

The platform is only few weeks away

The oil rig Atwood Achiever is only a few weeks away from arriving Western Sahara. After a stop-over in Singapore, it is now heading towards the occupied territory.

Published 01 October 2014

New Age (Africa Global Energy) Ltd company documents

Here are all files of the two companies New Age Morocco Ltd and its mother company New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd registered in the Jersey company register.

Published 29 September 2014

Do you know anything about the pro-Moroccan puppet organisations?

In an attempt to whitewash its operations in occupied Western Sahara, Kosmos Energy is meeting several sham organisations, picked from a list from the Moroccan authorities. WSRW has received a photo taken in such a meeting that took place this week. We need your help to find out who these individuals and organisations are.

Published 26 September 2014

Kosmos' ordered drill rig on its way to occupied Western Sahara

The Atwood Achiever, the oil rig commissioned by Kosmos Energy to drill for oil in occupied Western Sahara, is currently at anchor in Singapore. In a few weeks time, the rig may permanently damage the Saharawi people's aspirations to freedom and independence, as it commences unethical and illegal oil drilling in Africa's last colony.

Published 23 September 2014

Saharawi journalists ask Kosmos Energy not to drill in occupied waters

The Saharawi Center for Media and Communication (SCMC), based in El Aaiun, occupied Western Sahara, has asked Kosmos Energy to reconsider its plans to commence oil drilling off the coast of their occupied homeland later this year. Kosmos' plans could destroy the Saharawi people's future beyond repair. Read SCMC's letter to the company here.

Published 22 September 2014

EU-Morocco fish deal: who's shown an interest so far?

So far, the Moroccan government has issued 65 licenses to EU vessels eager to fish in Moroccan and Western Saharan waters.

Published 18 September 2014

Dutch first to fish under unethical EU-Morocco fish deal

For the first time in almost three years, an EU member state fishing vessel has been detected in the waters of occupied Western Sahara.

Published 16 September 2014

Moroccan PR campaigner to write Kosmos Energy controversy assessment

A Moroccan national who dedicates her life to campaign the Moroccan position of the Western Sahara conflict is working on the upcoming “Social Impact Assessment” of Kosmos Energy. Drilling in the occupied territory to begin in November.

Published 10 September 2014

Tripoliven U-turns: imports from Western Sahara after all

The Venezuelan subsidiary of FMC Corp, Tripoliven, told WSRW last year that it does not import phosphates from Western Sahara. After a large investigative report in Venezuela, the company admitted the opposite is the fact.

Published 11 August 2014

UN former legal chief slams EU legal view as "preposterous"

The EU will pay Morocco to fish offshore Western Sahara - a territory which is under Moroccan occupation. Former UN Legal Counsel calls the EU's misuse of his assessment to defend fisheries in Western Sahara "preposterous", according to TIME magazine.

Published 09 August 2014

Illegal EU fish agreement with Morocco now ratified by King

The King of Morocco has now ratified its dirty fisheries agreement with EU, allowing EU vessels to fish in Western Sahara waters under Moroccan occupation. The European Commission fails in geography regarding the location of the fisheries in communiqué.

Published 16 July 2014

Geo Service 1 spotted in occupied Western Sahara

Kosmos Energy's supply vessel Geo Service 1 was observed yesterday in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 05 July 2014

4 Danish municipalities stop purchase of Saharan conflict salt

A quartet of Danish municipalities have demanded from controversial salt importer Danske Vejsalt that no Western Sahara road salt is sold to them.

Published 01 July 2014

Polisario asked Ban Ki-Moon to step in to stop illegal oil hunt

The UN secretariat has previously stated any further oil search in Western Sahara would be illegal. Polisario requested the UN Secretary General to intervene.

Published 01 July 2014

Kosmos supply vessels observed in occupied territory

Two of the vessels used by Kosmos Energy for its final exploration programme were last week observed in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara.

Published 30 June 2014

Conflict rig testing in Korea

The rig ship 'Atwood Achiever', which will drill in occupied Western Sahara in a few months, is soon to travel to the territory. Now it is testing offshore Korea.

Published 29 June 2014

Kosmos to undertake lie-finding mission to Western Sahara

Kosmos Energy officials are next week to undertake a mission to Western Sahara to meet with pro-Moroccan sham groups in Western Sahara, according to WSRW's sources. The company is ever closer to destroy the future of the Saharawi people.

Published 29 June 2014

Kosmos Energy disagrees with UN legal office

The US oil company Kosmos Energy in a statement this week that it has the right to drill in Western Sahara - opposing the opinion of the UN legal office.

Published 28 June 2014

Polisario asks for annulment of EU-Morocco illegal fish pact

The EU's scandalous fisheries agreement - whereby the EU is to pay Morocco to fish in Western Sahara waters which are under its occupation - has been taken to European Court of Justice. Polisario asks for the annulment of the accord, according to the Official Journal of the European Union.

Published 22 June 2014

New report: Fuelling the occupation

The Swedish company Wisby Tankers AB is leading in a controversial trade: supplying occupied Western Sahara with petroleum products. New WSRW report today.

Published 20 June 2014