They wanted an international brand that happens to be based in Oman, not an Omani brand selling internationally.
In Oman Shell overbooked 250 million barrels of oil equivalent in reserves it expected to find in expansions of existing fields.
With elements of the SAS, the brigade is currently involved in Exercise Saif Sareea ("Swift Sword") in Oman.
The perfumer's flagship store in Oman, opened in 2008, is a contemporary rendition of an Omani-style house, complete with Arabic touches.
Shell has announced investments in a number of projects including a deep-water project in Nigeria and an oil recovery project in Oman.
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The scheme involved attacks on two banks, Rakbank in the United Arab Emirates and the Bank of Muscat in Oman, prosecutors said.
Meanwhile, shares in Oman - which has also witnessed violent clashes with protesters in recent days - ended the day 1.8% lower.
It is also believed that Dilmun had commercial ties with ancient sites at Elam in Oman, Alba in Syria and Haittan in Turkey.
On Wednesday, Blair visited British troops taking part in a military exercise in Oman and held a meeting and private dinner with Sultan Qaboos.
The royal party, accompanied by Foreign Secretary William Hague, started their five-day visit on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi and arrived in Oman on Thursday.
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The first re-introduction occurred in Oman in 1982, and was a success, demonstrating the ability of captive oryx to adapt to the harsh wild conditions.
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Rowe Price's Africa and Middle East fund has 27.7% invested in the United Arab Emirates, 20% in Egypt, 17.1% in Qatar and 12.6% in Oman.
From the White Nile to the lost city of Ubar in Oman, this formidable individual has led expeditions all over the world since the 1960s.
For institutions like BankMuscat, the largest bank in Oman, this means beefing up its information technology with such services as that provided by Tocco Studios.
It could redouble its efforts to extract heavy oil in Oman.
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Uncontrolled hunting led to this species becoming Extinct in the Wild, with the last remaining wild individual believed to have been shot in Oman in 1972.
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In Oman, electricity output has risen 670 times over the past 30 years, the number of telephones 420 times and the number of doctors 260 times.
After becoming the first Arab to sail around the world, Al Busaidi became a national hero in Oman and an ambassador for the "Omani Sail" project.
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Over the next few months Koh encouraged the student entrepreneurs to consider selling their software in Oman, with an eye to expanding across the Middle East.
Many will tell you that the Queen of Sheba had her palace in Oman, and that Sinbad the Sailor set sail from one of its ancient ports.
Having received emergency treatment from the Special Assault Commando, he was transported by means of an inflatable craft and a helicopter to the Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Oman.
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Once the pair graduated in 2010, Lai spent eight months in Oman meeting potential clients and building the sorts of relationships needed to do business in the region.
The ladies are also inspiring other women to join the workforce in Oman, a conservative nation where females were not allowed to work outside the home until the mid-1990s.
There were to be many more SAS operations in the war against Hitler and later, the SAS saw action in several counter-insurgency operations, in Oman, Aden, Malaya and Borneo.
Sir Michael said he was giving "very close consideration" to deploying 3 Commando Brigade, currently on exercises in Oman and the UK's specialist winter and mountain warfare troops, inside Afghanistan.
It is a good question except that I would dispute his notion that there are a lot of Islamic extremists, as he puts it, here in Oman - there are not.
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