VOL. XLIV
No. 12
19-March-2001
OMAN
PDO Announces Major New Gasfield Discovery
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) on 10 March announced the discovery of a major new gasfield 50km south of Adam in the al-Dakhlia region. A company statement said a thick interval of gas-bearing sandstone was encountered at a depth of around 4,200ms. The well, Kauther-1, was drilled with Essars Rig 85. PDO says the Kauther gasfield is potentially the largest discovery in Oman over the past six years, and this success...
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