The Omani Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) is seeking qualified international companies to unlock the challenging hydrocarbon potential of Block 43B (Dhahirah) and Block 71 (Habhab). At the OPAL Oil & Gas Conference in Muscat, Dr Saleh Al Anboori, Director-General of Planning and Studies at the Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG), stated that the two blocks are open for investment based on one-to-one negotiations. <P />Block 43B (11,967 sq km) is located along the coastal area of northern Oman, north of the Hajar Mountains. It was offered in the country's 2017 bid round, but seems to have not received any bids. The acreage is largely unexplored, with only two wells having been drilled. So far there are no discoveries, however gas shows were encountered in the Barak 1 NFW, which was drilled by Amoco in 1985. The last well, Hawasina 1, was drilled by MOL in 2013. It was P&A as a dry well after reaching a TD of 4,382m. Conventional gas is the main play type across the block with Eocene and Paleocene Formations providing the most significant potential targets. Several prospects have been mapped within the Eocene Seeb Formation, along the coastal portion of the block. Block 71 (282 sq km) is located in central Oman, around 90km west of Duqm. The block has only recently been created, after Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) relinquished the area from its Block 6 concession. It contains the Habhab oil field, which was originally discovered in 1982 and reservoirs approximately 1Bbo (STOIIP P50) of heavy oil/bitumen (10-14deg API) in thinly-laminated Cambrian sandstones of the Miqrat formation. Enhanced oil recovery will be required to produce the Habhab oil. It is understood that in recent years PDO has progressed steam and chemical injection pilots to try and unlock the potential of the field, with encouraging results. In 2017, PDO was looking for partners, to help with the development and implementation of hydrocarbon production practices aimed at achieving the maximum economic recovery of Habhab oil.
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