We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
Royal Decree 42/74 Issuing the Petroleum and Minerals Law,
Royal Decree 48/81 Issuing the Corporate Income Tax Law,
and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Elf Aktien Oman, the World Energy Development Corporation, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, and Sumitomo Oil Development Company signed on 4 July 1981 between the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals representing the Sultanate and the mentioned companies,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The mentioned petroleum agreement signed between the Government of the Sultanate and
ELT, AQUITAINE OMAN
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, BV
KUWAIT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SUMITOMO PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CO is hereby ratified
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 25 Ramadan 1401
Corresponding to: 27 July 1981
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 222 issued on 5 August 1981.