VOL. XLV

No 11

18-March-2002

OMAN

TotalFinaElf Signs EPSA ForBlock 34

TotalFinaElfannounced on 13 March that it had signed an exploration and production-sharingagreement (EPSA) with the Oman Ministry of Petroleum, taking a 100% interest asoperator in Block 34 (11,500 sq km) in the south of the country (for an Omanconcession map, see MEES, 20 April1998). The exploration commitment will be carried out in successive phases,with the first two years dedicated to geological studies and the acquisition...