In late 2018, Sudapet was still looking for partners to operate Block 17 in Muglad Basin. The state-owned company wants to farm out around 25% of working interest in order to explore and develop the block which in November 2018 was producing 2,550 bod from the Najma South field. Industry sources have reported that both the CNPC and SPEC could be interested on participating.   Block 17 is split into two smaller blocks: Block 17A and Block 17B for a total of 17,000 sq km in the Muglad Basin. Between September 2015 and January 2016, former operator Star Oil Co drilled five development wells (South Najma 17, 18, 21, 23 and 24) on Najma South field, Block 17A. Out of the five wells, two wells needed some workover as there were producing less than expected. The three remaining wells leaded to an increase in production from 5,000 b/d (September 2015) to 7,500 b/d in December 2015.
In late 2018, Sudapet was still looking for partners to operate Block 17 in Muglad Basin. The state-owned company wants to farm out around 25% of working interest in order to explore and develop the block which in November 2018 was producing 2,550 bod from the Najma South field. 