DUBAI  - Oman signed an agreement with Mazoon Petrogas Co to produce oil from concession area number 5, the country's oil ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Area number 5, known as "Wadi Aswad", is spread across 992 square km (383.01 square miles), the ministry said.

(Reporting by Tuqa Khalid; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu) ((Tuqa.Khalid@thomsonreuters.com; +971521047568;))