Occidental Petroleum Corporationof the US is due to sign in mid-November a heads of agreement with the Oil & Gas Ministry to supply gas from its Safah field in Block 9. Pending government approval, the deal will activate the $100 million development of gas production facilities in Block 9, which already produces between 32,000-42,000 barrels a day (b/d) of oil. The field is estimated to have enough reserves to produce about 120 million cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas for the next five years (MEED 23:8:02).