UAE

Drilling in Umm al-Quwain to Start in December

According to the Director of the Umm al-Quwain Petroleum Department, Shaikh Sultan ibn Ahmad al-Mutalla, exploration drilling in the 60,000-acre onshore concession granted last August to a consortium which includes Texaco, Exxon, and Tenneco Oil and Minerals (MEES, 20 August) is due to start next month. The Umm al-Quwain official said that the decision to commence exploration in the concession was taken following the findings of a...