Sunaynah

Sunaynah (Arabic: ٱلسُّنَيْنَة‎, romanized: As-Sunaynah) 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]

As-Sunaynah

Arabic: ٱلسُّنَيْنَة‎, romanized: As-Sunaynah
Village / Wilayah
As-Sunaynah
Location in Oman
As-Sunaynah
As-Sunaynah (Middle East)
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As-Sunaynah (Asia)
Coordinates: 23°36′N 55°58′E
Country Oman
RegionAl Buraimi Governorate
Time zoneUTC+4 (Oman Standard Time)

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
  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.


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