VOL. XLIV

No 36

3-September-2001

OMAN

PDO Annual Report For 2000

Petroleum Development Oman(PDO) owned 60% by the Oman Government, 34% by Shell Petroleum Company Ltd, 4% byTotalFinaElf and 2% by Partex (Oman) Corporation stated in its AnnualReport for 2000 that its oil production in 2000 increased marginally by0.96% to 840,000 b/d from 832,000 b/d in 1999 but fell by 10,000 b/d below thetargeted production for the year of 850,000 b/d due to the continueddeterioration of the Yibal field. Yibals...