DUBAI - Oman signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement with Occidental Oman, its oil and gas ministry said in tweet on Thursday.

Block 72 occupies an area of 3,530 square km, the ministry said.

In December, Oman signed two agreements giving Occidental Petroleum the rights to explore for oil and natural gas in concessions 51 and 65.

(Reporting by Nafisa Eltahir; editing by Jason Neely) ((Nafisa.Eltahir@thomsonreuters.com;))