(EnergyAsia, April 26 2012, Thursday) — Ignoring the drumbeat of geopolitical tensions and military conflict in the region, the Omani government is pressing ahead with plans to invest nearly US$8 billion to build a new refinery at Duqm and expand an existing plant at Sohar.State-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) and the Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum…