Sunaynah
As-Sunaynah
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Village / Wilayah | |
  As-Sunaynah Location in Oman  As-Sunaynah As-Sunaynah (Middle East)  As-Sunaynah As-Sunaynah (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′N 55°58′E / 23.600°N 55.967°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Al Buraimi Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time) |
Sunaynah (Template:Lang-ar) is a Wilayah (Province) in Al Buraimi Governorate, northeastern Oman. 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]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kelly, John Barrett (1968). Britain and the Persian Gulf. 1795-1880. Clarendon P. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ The Petroleum economist. Petroleum Press Bureau. March 1985. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Standard Chartered Bank (1978). Standard chartered review. Standard Chartered Bank. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ ṿe-Afriḳah, Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon (1985). Mideast file. Learned Information. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Country profile: Oman, the Yemens. The Unit. 1991. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Collard, Elizabeth (1986). Middle East economic digest. Middle East Economic Digest, Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ MEED. Economic East Economic Digest, ltd. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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