We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Oil and Minerals Law issued by Royal Decree 42/74,
and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Occidental Petroleum Oman Limited signed on 29 September 1997 between the Minister of Oil and Minerals on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate and the mentioned company,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 29 September 1997 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Occidental Petroleum Oman Limited is hereby approved.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1418
Corresponding to: 29 October 1997
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 610 issued on 1 November 1997.