Muscat: Four workers, employed by the Oman Construction Company, died in an accident at Safah Oil field, about 370-km north-west of Muscat, near Ibri on Thursday evening.
A source from Occidental Oman told Oman News Agency that an investigation is under way to find the cause of the accident.
The exact nature of the accident was not known but sources indicated that two Bangladeshi nationals, one Indian and one Omani were likely fatalities.
No details were available about the nature of the accident. It was also not known if the accident occured at the oil or gasfield.
Oil was found at Safah in 1983 and brought on stream in 1984. Safah also produces natural gas.
