Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production (OOCEP) is set to start operations at its Abu Butabul tight gas field in Block 60 in October 2014
It will be Oman’s first tight gas field, OOCEP said.
An investment of US$1bn has been made up till now and the tight gas facility is expected to produce around 6,000 bpd of condensates.
Abu Butabul tight gas field spreads across 15,800 sq km in Block 60. It is owned and operated by OOCEP, which it acquired in December 2010.
Al Zakwani, chief corporate officer of OOCEP, said, “When we were awarded the block in late 2010, OOCEP was considered a new player in the industry but we took on board one of the most challenging unconventional gas projects in Oman. We want to position ourselves as pioneers in the development of unconventional fields, such as tight gas, tight oil, shale gas and heavy oil.”
