Magnus NORDIN

CEO

TETHYS OIL

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Tethys Oil In Figures

2023 production in blocks 3 and 4: 8,818 bopd

EBITDA in 2023: USD 73.5 million

Tethys Oil is a Swedish onshore oil exploration and production company whose core area of operation is Oman. The company is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm stock exchange with the ticker TETY.

Tethys Oil has been present in Oman since 2006 and is one of the largest acreage holders in the country. It holds interests in blocks 3 and 4, Block 49, Block 56 and Block 58 and has produced more than 42 million barrels to date.

  • Blocks 3 and 4 cover an area of 29,130 square kilometres in eastern Oman. Tethys Oil has a 30% interest in the blocks while Mitsui holds 20% and CC Energy Development, the block’s operator, holds 50%.
  • Block 49 covers an area of 15,439 square kilometres on the border with Saudi Arabia in southwestern Oman and is 100% held by Tethys Oil.
  • Block 56 covers an area of 5,808 square kilometres in southeastern Oman. Tethys Oil holds a 65% interest and is the operator in the block. The block is shared with Omani companies Biyaq (25%), Intaj (5%) and Malaysia’s Medco (5%).
  • Block 58 covers an area of 4,557 square kilometres in southern Oman and is 100% held by Tethys Oil.

Outside of Oman, Tethys Oil holds interest in the Gargzdai licence in Lithuania, which is in production with less than 100 bopd net to Tethys Oil. 

Tethys Oil had an estimated 21.7 million boe of proven and probable reserves in 2023 and contingent resources of 15.5 million boe.

Tethys Oil News and Interviews

From empty blocks to significant production value in Oman - Moataz-AL-RIYAMI - CC Energy Development (CCED) - Oman
Interview
Oman - December 16, 2025

Moutaz Al Riyami of CC Energy Development talks about the company’s growing emphasis on efficient reservoir management in Oman.

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Tethys gets green light for Oman block development
NEWS
Oman - November 26, 2024

Tethys Oil has received the approval of Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals to develop onshore Block 56.

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Tethys Oil drills successful exploration well in Oman
NEWS
Oman - January 09, 2024

Tethys Oil has successfully drilled the Menna-1 exploration well in preparation for the field development plan of Block 56 in…

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Interview
Oman - April 06, 2023

Magnus Nordin, CEO of Tethys Oil, and Fredrik Robelius, the company’s general manager, talk to The Energy Year about Oman’s…

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Tethys Oil to buy Oman field stake
NEWS
Oman - December 24, 2018

Total is to sell Tethys Oil its 2% stake in Block 53 onshore Oman for USD 32 million, the Swedish independent announced on Sunday.

The transaction, with an effective…

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Tethys Oil to pick up Oman block
NEWS
Oman - November 09, 2017

Tethys Oil is set to acquire Block 49 onshore Oman, the Swedish independent announced on Thursday.


The exploration and production-sharing agreement, which is to…

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