VOL. XXXIII

NO. 31

7-MAY-1990

Oman

PDO Allocates $500Mn for Development of Lekhwair Oilfield

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) announced on 1 May that it was proceedingwith its plans for the development of the Lekhwair oilfield in northwest Oman(see map in MEES, 7 August 1989) with a view to raising its output from thecurrent 25,000 b/d to 125,000 b/d. The project entails the drilling of 126production wells and 47 water injection wells between 1991 and 1995. The Lekhwair development project will...