VOL. XXXVI

NO. 44

2-AUGUST-1993

Oman'sOil Operations In 1992

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) -owned 60% bytheOmani

Government,34% by Shell Petroleum Company Ltd., 4% by Total and 2%byPartex(Oman)Corporation-raisedits

productionduring1992to an average of 692,000 b/d from 665,000 b/d in 1991,accordingtothecompany'sAnnual

Report for 1992

. In 1992 508mn barrelsof oil were added to reserves,exceedingthe amountproduced by 255mn barrels.

Total remaining oil reserves thus roseto4,604mnbarrels...