Masirah Oil to increase production at Yumna field, Oman
March 1, 2024
Masirah Oil Ltd. (MOL) let a contract to Northern Offshore Ltd. for the Energy Emerger jack-up drilling rig for a multi-well program in offshore Yumna field, Block 50, Oman.
The program will consist of drilling and completion of a new in-field well and the work-over of two existing production wells. The program will start mid-March 2024.
Yumna field production is through a mobile offshore production unit and a floating storage tanker. First oil was achieved at the end of March 2020.
MOL is operator with 100% interest in Block 50.
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
