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.
[3] In 1976, the discovery of moveable oil in Nasir-1 boosted the carbonate intrasalt stringer exploration.
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