‫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...