ﻳﺘﻌﻠّﻖ اﻟﻤﻠﻒ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎﺕ اﻟﻤﺴﺢ اﻟﺠﻴﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺔ ﻭاﻟﺠﻴﻮﻓﻴﺰﻳﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﻔﻂ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﺩﻥ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ ﻭﻋُﻤﺎﻥ )ﺧﺎﺻﺔً ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ ﻇﻔﺎﺭ( ﻭاﻟﺴﺎﺣﻞ اﻟﻤُﺘﺼﺎﻟﺢ )ﺧﺎﺻﺔً اﻟﺸﺎﺭﻗﺔ( اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗُﻨﻔﺬﻫﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻧﻔﻂ اﻟﻌﺮاﻕ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻤﺘﻠﻚ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ،ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎﺕ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯاﺕ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ اﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ ،ﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﻟﺘﻄﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﺒﺘﺮﻭﻟﻲ )اﻟﺴﺎﺣﻞ اﻟﻤﺘﺼﺎﻟﺢ( اﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ ،ﻭﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻧﻔﻂ )ﻋُﻤﺎﻥ ﻭﻇﻔﺎﺭ( اﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ .ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣُﻬﺘﻤﺔ ﺑﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻧﻔﻂ اﻟﻌﺮاﻕ ﻋﻠﻰ اﺳﺘﺌﻨﺎﻑ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ اﻟﺘﻨﻘﻴﺐ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻮﻗﻔﺖ ﺃﺛﻨﺎء اﻟﺤﺮﺏ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ،ﻧﻈﺮًا ﻟﻷﻫﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻭاﻻﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﻭاﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻻﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯاﺕ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ )اﻟﻮﺭﻗﺔ .(٢٧٥
ﻳﺘﻌﻠّﻖ اﻟﻤﻠﻒ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎﺕ اﻟﻤﺴﺢ اﻟﺠﻴﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺔ ﻭاﻟﺠﻴﻮﻓﻴﺰﻳﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﻔﻂ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﺩﻥ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ ﻭﻋُﻤﺎﻥ )ﺧﺎﺻﺔً ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ ﻇﻔﺎﺭ( ﻭاﻟﺴﺎﺣﻞ اﻟﻤُﺘﺼﺎﻟﺢ )ﺧﺎﺻﺔً اﻟﺸﺎﺭﻗﺔ( اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗُﻨﻔﺬﻫﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻧﻔﻂ اﻟﻌﺮاﻕ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻤﺘﻠﻚ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ،ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎﺕ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯاﺕ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ اﻟﻤﺤﺪ...
