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Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.
Statement of the Supreme Committee
The Supreme Committee for Dealing with COVID-19 held a meeting this morning headed by His Excellency Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal A1 Busaidi, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Committee, and in the presence of Their Excellencies members of the Committee, at the National Emergency Management Center to follow up the developments of this pandemic, precautionary measures and ways to avoid its spread and deal with its various impacts.
On the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha, the Supreme Committee extends its sincere greetings to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, may Allah protect him, and to the Arab and Islamic nations, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health and wellbeing, and grant the Omani people further progress and prosperity.
The Committee has followed the progress of applying the decision of the total lockdown of the Sultanate’s Governorates, banning movement and closing all public places and shops from (7:00 PM) to (6:00 AM), effective as of last Saturday. The Committee praises the commitment of citizens and residents to apply the decision, which, Allah willing will protect ourselves, our family and our society from infection, prevent the potential adverse effects and strengthen the health sector to respond to this pandemic and other diseases.
The Committee urges all members of society to be very careful during the blessed Eid A1-Adha, and appeals to them to reduce movement as much as possible during the daytime and to avoid family and social gatherings of any kind, as it has been scientifically proven that gatherings cause disease outbreaks among large numbers of people. The Committee affirms that the violators of its various decisions will be dealt with strictly.
May Allah the Almighty protect everyone.
Ratified by Royal Decree 72/2020.
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,
Royal Decree 70/2005 Approving the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field,
and the collection of documents by which Total E&P Oman assigned all of its rights and obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field signed on 21 June 2005 to Occidental Mukhaizna LLC, which accepts this assignment,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The assignment by Total E&P Oman of all of its rights and obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field signed between its parties on 21 June 2005 to Occidental Mukhaizna LLC is hereby approved. The final shares of the parties to the agreement are as follows:
47% Occidental Mukhaizna LLC
20% Oman Oil Company SAOC
17% IOCL Exploration and Production Oman Limited
15% Liwa Energy Limited
1% Partex (Oman) Corporation
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 23 July 2020
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1351 issued on 26 July 2020.
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,
and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Tethys Oil Qatbeet Limited for Block 58 signed on 5 July 2020,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The aforementioned petroleum agreement 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: 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 23 July 2020
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1351 issued on 26 July 2020.
Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.
Statement of the Supreme Committee
The Supreme Committee for Dealing with COVID-19 decides: The total lockdown of the Governorates of the Sultanate, O starting from Saturday, July 25, 2020 to Saturday August 8, 2020.
– Preventing movement and closing all public places and shops during the mentioned period from 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM during the lockdown period. Patrols and checkpoints will be intensified during the day hours.
– The Supreme Committee affirms the continuation of banning gatherings of all kinds, especially Eid prayers, traditional Eid markets, greeting gatherings and group celebrations of the Eid.