South Oman Salt Basin
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The South Oman Salt Basin is a sedimentary basin in Oman, at the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.[1][2] It is one of the oldest commercial deposits in the world.[2] Its oil is associated with source rocks of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian age Huqf Supergroup.[2]
In 1937, the first operating license in South Oman was awarded to Petroleum Development Oman and Dhofar.[3] In 1976, the discovery of moveable oil in Nasir-1 boosted the carbonate intrasalt stringer exploration.[3] As the difficulty in delivering expected reserves was greater than expected, operations went dormant in 1986.[3]
