VOL. XXXII

NO. 43

31-JULY-1989

OMAN

Conquest Awarded Exploration Concession in North Oman

The Omani Minister of Petroleum an Minerals, Mr. Sa'id ibn Ahamd al-Shanfari,has signed a production-sharing agreement with the Conquest ExplorationCompany of Houston granting the company exploration rights in the Jabal al-Aswad region of North Oman covering an area of 1,390 sq. kms. Under the terms ofthe agreement Conquest will conduct seismic surveys of the acreage for a periodof two years and in the event...