Royal Decree 85/89 Approving an Amendment to the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 25 February 1985

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 Oil and Minerals Law,

Royal Decree 41/85 Approving the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 25 February 1985 with North South Resources Limited,

Royal Decree 8/86 Approving the Assignment Between Some Companies of Parts of Their Share in the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 25 February 1985,

the Certificate of Change of Name of Consolidated International Petroleum to International Petroleum Corporation, issued on 30 June 1986,

the assignment contract dated 16 December 1987, under which International Petroleum Corporation assigned its rights in the petroleum agreement signed on 25 February 1985 to International Petroleum (Bermuda) Limited,

the Certificate of Change of Name of International (Bermuda) Limited to International Petroleum Limited,

and the agreement dated 24 May 1989 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, International Petroleum Limited, and Wintershall Oman BV amending the mentioned petroleum agreement,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned amendment to the agreement signed on 25 February 1985 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the mentioned companies 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: 12 Safar 1410
Corresponding to: 13 September 1989

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 415 issued on 16 September 1989.