Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 06, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CAMAC Energy Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,259,844,291
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001402281
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1