OMNIS

For other uses, see Omnis (disambiguation).

OMNIS, the acronym for Office des Mines Nationales et des Industries Stratégiques (English: National Military Office for Strategic Industries), formerly known as Office Militaire National pour les Industries Stratégiques, is a Malagasy government organisation, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons.

Functions

OMNIS is responsible for:

Hydrocarbons:

• Putting in place and updating the legal framework for upstream oil and gas activities in Madagascar
• Acquisition of technical exploration data (geological, geophysical and drilling)
• Promotion of potentially hydrocarbon-bearing areas
• Management of existing and newly acquired exploration data
• Laboratory analysis of samples (rock, oil and gas)

Mining:

• Promotion of the Malagasy mining sector
• Development of basic sectoral infrastructure relevant to various minerals
• Undertaking of minerals research including energy minerals (radioactive minerals, fossil fuels, etc.)
• Development of and feasibility studies for mining projects, minerals production, etc.
• Assistance and support to national and international mining sector companies
• Promotion of partnership contracts

Governance

As of September 2025 the interim director general of OMNIS is Nantenaina Andry Rasolonirina.

External links

• Official website
• Ministère de l'Énergie et des Hydrocarbures official website of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons