State-owned Oman Oil(OOC)plans to play a bigger role in meeting the coun-try’s 2020 vision of diversifying the economy and reducing its dependence on domestic hydrocarbon reserves. The firm was shaken by the sentenc-ing in February of former chief executive Ahmed al-Wahaibi to 23 years in prison for taking bribes(WPA,7 March,p5). “The company has continued its business as usual,”deputy chief executive Mulham al-Jarf,who has been leading the firm since then,says.
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