VOL. XLIV

No 34

20-August-2001

OMAN

US Firefighters Help Tackle FireAt PDO Test Oil Well

Firefightersfrom Houston are working with Omani teams to help control a fire, which brokeout on 7 August at Petroleum Development Oman痴 (PDO痴) Zauliyah-16 test well120km northwest of Haima in central Oman. On 4 August the well started spillingaround 1,500-2,000 b/d of crude oil and condensate. It caught fire three dayslater when the leak intensified. Oman痴 Oil Minister, Muhammad al-Rumhy,visiting the scene on...