

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) (HIBISCS:5199) yesterday announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc (Lime), through its subsidiary Masirah Oil Limited (Masirah), has awarded a drilling rig contract to Aban 7 Pte Ltd (Aban) for the execution of its drilling programme in the company's Block 50 Oman concession.