VOL. XLVI

No 19

12-May-2003

OMAN

ENERGY FINANCE

Sohar Refinery Project Lead Arrangers To Be Announced End May/Early June

The lead arranger group for the $1.341bn Sohar refinery project in Oman is expected to be announced at the end of May or early in June, MEES understands. The Omani Government and its financial advisor, Bank of America, were originally seeking five or eight banks in the preliminary information memorandum sent out to key banks, although the high level of interest (from around 10-14...