Exploration of new blocks in 2025 to drive energy security

OMAN is vigorously pursuing new investment in its oil and gas sector in 2025, launching several licensing rounds and extending key concessions to bolster production capacity and ensure longterm energy security.

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The overarching goal is to expand production, accelerate field development, and secure a stable energy supply for both domestic and international markets, while offering revised royalty systems and incentives to encourage participation.

In H1, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals introduced exploration opportunities including Block 18 in the Sea of Oman, and onshore Blocks 36, 43A, and 66.

Block 36, located in the Ghudun Basin within the Rub al Khali region, spans 18,557 sq km; Block 43A, covering 6,920 sq km is in the Buraimi area; and Block 66, on the eastern flank of the Rub al Khali Basin, covers 4,898 sq km.