Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 18

2-May-2005

OMAN

PTTEP Reports Gas/Condensate, Oil Discoveries In Omans Block 44

Thailands PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) announced on 22 April it had made two discoveries on its 100%-held Block 44 concession in Oman. PTTEP said that its Shams-3 exploration well in the northern part of the block was drilled to total depth of 3,400ms and resulted in gas and condensate discoveries in a reservoir formation with a total thickness of approximately...