The Block 49, which covers an area of over 15,438 sq km, lies about 700km south-west of Muscat in a relatively unexplored area of southern Oman.
The company will now complete an additional 2,500 line km of closely spaced 2D seismic survey and drill one exploration well.
According to the company, the seismic program will be acquired in the south-eastern part of the permit, north-east of and adjacent to the 3D survey which was completed in 2010.
The survey, which will cover an area with sparse coverage of legacy 2D lines, is expected to provide a better understanding of the whole southern permit area, and outline potential additional drilling targets.
