VOL. XXXVI

NO. 37

14-JUNE-1993

OMAN

Oman Signs Joint Venture Agreement For LNG Project

The Omani Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Mr. Said bin Ahmed al-Shanfari,signed on 9 June the joint venture agreement setting up the Oman LiquefiedNatural Gas Company (OLNGC) which is to operate and manage the downstream sector of a $9bn project for the production and export of LNG. The joint venturefirm is owned 51% by the Oman Government, 42% by the shareholders of PetroleumDevelopment Oman (PDO) - 34%...