Sunaynah

Sunaynah
Village
Sunaynah

Location in Oman

Coordinates: 23°36′N 55°58′E / 23.600°N 55.967°ECoordinates: 23°36′N 55°58′E / 23.600°N 55.967°E
Country  Oman
Region Ad Dhahirah Region
Time zone Oman Standard Time (UTC+4)

Sunaynah or As Sunaynah is a village in Ad Dhahirah Region, in northeastern Oman. It lies along the Muscat-Sur Highway (Highway 21), north of Abu Silah and south of Al Qabil. The hamlet of Harmuzi lies to the southwest. The village contains a substantial area of greenery and is described "remote, even by Omani standards".[1] The village is reportedly occupied by the Al Nuaimi tribe; in the 1960s the tamimah of the Al Nuaim was reported to be 'Ali ibn Hamuda of the Al Bu Khuraiban division, who lived at Sunainah.[2]

Economy

Oil is found nearby in the Sala field and began mass commercial production in February 1984,[3] although mention of oil drilling in the area was discussed back in the 1970s.;[4] the Sunaynah concession is operated 65 per cent by Occidental Petroleum Oman and 35 per cent by Gulf Oil Oman as of 1985.[5]Chevron was said to have "offered its 18.2 per cent holding in Sunainah acreage".[6] In the mid 1980s, test drilling by Occidental Oman, a subsidiary of the US' Occidental Petroleum Corporation, identified a potential output of 15000-20000 barrels a day from its Sunainah concession.[7]

In March 2004, a 72-F fibre optic cable was laid from Sunaynah to the district capital of Ibri by the Oman Telecommunications Company.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ashmole, Alan (28 October 2010). Sand, Oil & Dollars: The Adventures of an Expatriate British Bank Manager in the Middle East in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. AuthorHouse. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4490-6448-8. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Kelly, John Barrett (1968). Britain and the Persian Gulf. 1795-1880. Clarendon P. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ↑ The Petroleum economist. Petroleum Press Bureau. March 1985. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Standard Chartered Bank (1978). Standard chartered review. Standard Chartered Bank. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ↑ ṿe-Afriḳah, Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon (1985). Mideast file. Learned Information. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Country profile: Oman, the Yemens. The Unit. 1991. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Collard, Elizabeth (1986). Middle East economic digest. Middle East Economic Digest, Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. ↑ MEED. Economic East Economic Digest, ltd. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2011.