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 signed on 28 June 2006 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and each of Occidental Crown LLC, Liwa Energy Limited, and Mitsui E&P Middle East BV Block 54,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 28 June 2006 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and each of Occidental Crown LLC, Liwa Energy Limited, and Mitsui E&P Middle East BV is hereby approved.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 30 Jumada Al-Thani 1427
Corresponding to: 26 July 2006
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 820 issued on 1 August 2006.