The International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC have cut growth estimates for oil demand in 2011 and 2012 as global economic conditions worsen.
Exploration & Production
BP postpones Oman investment decision to 2013
BP will make a final decision on whether to go ahead with a potential US$15 billion investment in Omans Khazzan tight gas project in February 2013, Jonathan Evans, general manager of BP Oman said recently.
Oman to boost Sohar refinery capacity by up to 50 per cent
Oman plans to boost capacity at its Sohar refinery by up to 50 per cent by 2016 to satisfy its own rapidly rising fuel demand, the chief executive of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) said.
Oil production is finally being ramped up at a number of fields that were not damged during six months of fighting between rebels and forces loyal to ousted leader Moammar Qadhafi.