Oman

Australia's Oilex has announced that its Al Jumd-1 well at Block 56 in Oman has hit oil in the Al Khlata Formation. The company hit two oil columns at depths of 1,163-1,233m and... 2008-12-17

US independent Occidental Petroleum, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company and Oman Oil Company (C) have been awarded a 20-year exploration and production sharing agreement... 2008-11-25

Japan's Osaka Gas has said that it is holding negotiations with Oman over the sale of a minority stake in its subsidiary Senboku Natural Gas Power Generation Company to Oman... 2008-11-13

Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy has finally started exporting gas to Oman from the giant North Field in Qatar, after the project incurred several delays due to technical difficulties... 2008-11-04

Iran and Bahrain have agreed on a framework deal that will see Iran export 10.3bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Bahrain, according to Iran's oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari, quoted... 2008-10-20

Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy has announced that it will start supplying Oman with gas from the giant North Field in Qatar in October.

Oman has signed a master sale and purchase agreement (MSPA) with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNC) over the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to the Oman... 2008-09-22

Iran has said that the natural gas export contract with Crescent Petroleum to supply the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is not in Iran's national interest.

BMI View: These are good times for the sultanate's economy, and new hydrocarbons investments should stem the decline in oil production - assuring strong revenue flows over the forecast... 2008-09-09

The weekend has seen some spectacular losses in the Gulf stock markets, in line with our bearish view. There is not much to pick between them: they all look as bad as each other,... 2008-08-11