Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 17

26-April-2010

OMAN

Tethys Looks To Bring Farha South Wells Into Production

Swedens Tethys Oil announced on 20 April that the Barik and Lower al-Bashir formations on its Block 3 concession in Oman would be brought into production as soon as possible. Production is expected to start this year at the Farha South-3 well, which was drilled last year and flowed oil at a rate of 1,010b/d during a downhole electrical submersible pump (ESP) test in January. At...