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Oman Oil, Shell sign tie-up on Block 42

MUSCAT, April 27, 2017

Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production (OOCEP) and Shell Exploration have signed a Heads of Agreement (the HOA) to collaborate on Oman Block 42.

The HOA was signed for OOCEP by Isam Bin Saud Al Zadjali, chief executive officer at Oman Oil Company, and for Shell by Chris Breeze, Shell’s country chairman in Oman.

Under this HOA an initial aerial study will be carried out, before potentially undertaking further and more focused activities in the Block.

This cooperation in Block 42 is the first such project between OOCEP and Shell in Oman. The two companies are already partners in the Pearls joint venture in Kazakhstan. Block 42 comprises an area of about 25,600 sq km, which could hold hydrocarbon potential in several geological plays.

Al Zadjali said: “We are pleased to join up with Shell to further assess the exploration potential of Block 42. I see the signing of today’s HOA as creating an important platform with a world-renowned international upstream company like Shell. OOCEP has been very successful in its exploration programs and I trust this success will continue.”

Breeze added: “We are excited by the prospect of Block 42 and are pleased to sign this HOA with OOCEP. We are partners in Kazakhstan and this is first cooperation of its type between Shell and OOCEP in Oman. Shell is proud of its long-term partnership with Oman and I hope this heralds extensive collaboration with OOCEP both in Block 42 and beyond. Shell is committed to helping Oman meet its growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.” – TradeArabia News Service




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