**BREAKING: Sultanate of Oman Announces 'Net-Zero Oil' by 2035 – But There's a Twist**
**Muscat, Oman – March 12, 2025** – In a move that has stunned global energy markets, the Sultanate of Oman has unveiled its "Oman Silicon Oasis" initiative, effectively declaring the country will be a *net-zero oil importer by 2035*—but not by halting production. Instead, Oman is pioneering a radical new model: **"Geo-Sequestration as a Service."**
In a press conference from the futuristic Madinat Al Irfan tech hub, Energy Minister Salim bin Nasser al Aufi confirmed that Oman will drill the world’s largest fleet of AI-guided, carbon-sucking boreholes directly into the empty oilfields beneath the Hajar Mountains. “We have 60 years of oil infrastructure,” al Aufi stated. “We will now use it to store the world’s pollution. We will pump out carbon, not crude.”
The twist? Oman is selling "Carbon Storage Subscriptions" to global mega-polluters. Amazon, Airbus, and Emirates airlines have already signed 20-year leases on empty Omani sandstone caverns. In exchange, Oman will physically suck the CO2 out of their factory smokestacks and airplane exhaust via a fleet of solar-powered vessels stationed in the Indian Ocean.
“This makes us the first country to monetize a completely negative emissions balance,” said Dr. Fatima Al-Jashmi, head of the new Omani Carbon Exchange. “We will become the planet’s air filter. Our GDP will grow by 40 percent, and by 2032, every citizen will receive a quarterly ‘clean air dividend’ paid in a new digital carbon-backed currency called the *‘Omani Green Rial.’*”
Global oil giants are panicking. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister called the plan “a dangerous illusion,” while Exxon