VOL. XLII

No. 27

5-July-1999

OMAN

Omans PDO Reports Significant Oil Find In South

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) announced on 27 June thatit had discovered a new oil field in southern Oman that may be the mostsignificant find in recent years. A statement issued by PDO said that thecompanys exploration department has successfully drilled and tested threewells that confirmed the presence of a major new hydrocarbon resource."The first two, Harweel and Sarmad," the PDO statement said,"demonstrated...