Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas has granted Eni SPA and Oman Oil Co. SAOC (OOC), the Sultanate’s energy investment arm, exploration rights for Block 52, a 90,000-sq-km area in 10-2,000 m of water offshore Oman. Source: News

Ningbo Fortune Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (NFPC) and Zhangjiagang Yangzi River Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (YRPC), both subsidiaries of Oriental Energy Co. Ltd., each have commissioned 600,000-tonne/year on-purpose propylene units at their respective plants in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, and Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, in China. Source: News

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA is set to launch its West Lindsey 3D multiclient seismic survey covering a minimum of 190 sq miles predominantly in Reeves County, Tex., southwest of the West Kermit 3D project launched earlier this year. Source: News

Cedric W. Burgher has been appointed chief financial officer of Occidental Petroleum Corp., Houston. He succeeds Chris Stavros, who is retiring. Source: News