VOL. XXXII

NO. 25

27-MARCH-1989

JORDAN

Austria's OMV Signs Exploration Contract with Jordan

Austria's OMV, which is partly owned by the state, signed on 22 March withJordan's Natural Resources Authority (NRA) an 18-month contract to explore foroil and gas in a 5,500-sq. km. bloc in the Sirhan region of Eastern Jordan.According to an announcement by the Jordanian official news agency Petra, OMVagreed to carry out a 700-km. seismic survey of the area and to process 150 kms.of seismic data obtained...