Oman Hopes Deal With BP On Block 61 To Be Signed By Year-End

Oman: The Omani oil and gas ministry has said it hopes to sign an agreement before the end of this year with British Petroleum (BP) on the commercial development of its Block 61 tight gas reserves, Oman Daily Observer has reported. "We have already signed the Heads of Agreement," said the ministry undersecretary, Nasser bin Khamis al Jashmi. "We are now in talks with (BP) on the final agreement, which we hope we will be able to finalise before the end of this year.