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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Oman

Sweetness and light in Oman’s Indian Ocean

Karyna Rodriguez, Neil Hodgson and Lauren Found, Searcher
Bringing the light to Oman’s India Ocean hydrocarbon-rich future Karyna Rodriguez describes how improved data resolution facilitating new technological inquiry in Oman’s Indian Ocean is turning “flickering shadows on the…

Oil in porous intrusive rocks

John Smewing
Basement plays are found in quite a few areas globally and have been well studied and reported on. Norway, Yem­en, Vietnam and China are amongst those places where oil is…

Can Oman engineer a subsurface hydrogen kitchen?

Mariël Reitsma, HRH Geology
Exploration for geological hydrogen has taken off over the past few years. However, nothing close to a major success case has been reported yet. Companies such as Gold Hydrogen in…

Oman – beneath the surface

Madeleine Slatford, NVentures
Much has been written, including in this mag­azine, about the fan­tastic outcrop geology of Oman, the wonderful exposure, the preservation of salt at surface in the arid climate, and the…

An Exposed Salt Dome

Stuart Harker
The salt exposed here consists of halites of the Ara Salt, which was deposited around 540 million years ago during the earliest Cambrian. The core of the dome, where the…

Offshore Oman: stunning hydrocarbon geology from a closing ocean

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriquez: Searcher; Julia Davies, Peter Hoiles: Discover Geoscience; Dr. Saleh A Al Anboori: MEM
Location map showingposition of composite line. Searcher.   Offshore Oman Unexplored and tantalisingly prospective. The Eastern Oman Mountains are widely known as an ophiolite range of rugged and dramatic beauty,…

Oman: Offshore Shows More Hydrocarbon Potential

Brought to you in association with NVentures
Masirah Oil Ltd, an 86.37% owned subsidiary of Rex International Holding Ltd, has had exciting results from its three well campaign on the Yumna Field, Block 50, offshore Oman. However…

The Grand Canyon of the Middle East

Jane Whaley
Map showing location of the Al Hajar Mountains in Oman. Oman is often described as a geologist’s paradise – with good reason. Boasting a huge diversity of rocks ranging in…

Licensing Update – Exploration in Oman

Staff Writer
Sultanate of Oman concession boundaries. There are currently over 10 open blocks that will be tendered in Oman over the next few years, providing some excellent exploration opportunities. In the…

Mountains and the sea: Muscat

Jane Whaley
Muscat is indeed a unique city, surrounded by high barren mountains and for centuries almost inaccessible except by sea. Even the modern air traveller cannot fail to be impressed, as…