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,
and Royal Decree 26/94 Establishing Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of the sixth paragraph of the preamble of the mentioned Royal Decree 26/94 is hereby replaced with the following text:
and the partners agreement and the constitutive contract of Oman Liquefied Natural Gas Company signed on 19 Dhu Al-Hijja 1413 corresponding to 9 June 1993 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Shell Overseas Trading Limited, Total (SI), Partex (Oman) Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co. Limited, and Itochu Corporation.
Article II
The text of article 1(a) of the annex attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 26/94 is hereby replaced with the following text:
(a) Carrying out, directly or indirectly, the necessary projects, operations, and activities required to obtain natural gas resources in the Sultanate of Oman, and to liquefy, transport, store, and market this gas and other natural gas liquids and deliver them to consumers, whether they are outside or inside the Sultanate.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 23 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1417
Corresponding to: 5 November 1996
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 587 issued on 16 November 1996.