Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 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		1,261,763,853
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001402281
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3