VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 47

21-AUGUST-1995

Oman

MPM Launches Major New Exploration Licensing Round

Oman's Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (MPM) has forwarded invitation tobid documents to pre-selected oil and gas companies in respect of a long-awaitedmajor exploration round in the country. A total of thirteen exploration blocksconsisting of substantial territory relinquished by major operator PetroleumDevelopment Oman (PDO) are already open, and some additional acreage released bysmaller producer US...