Oman's Natural Gas Production and Imports Increase by 3.6%

A gas production field in the Sultanate of Oman. (Reuters)
A gas production field in the Sultanate of Oman. (Reuters)
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Oman's Natural Gas Production and Imports Increase by 3.6%

A gas production field in the Sultanate of Oman. (Reuters)
A gas production field in the Sultanate of Oman. (Reuters)

The total domestic production and import of natural gas in the Sultanate of Oman amounted to 53.925 billion cubic meters until the end of December 2023, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to the same period in 2022, which amounted to 52.61 billion cubic meters.

Statistics issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information showed that industrial projects accounted for 58.7 percent of natural gas uses in Oman until the end of December 2023, where uses for industrial projects amounted to 31,638,600,000 cubic meters.

The total use of natural gas for oil fields reached 13.25 billion cubic meters, power generation stations 8.77 billion cubic meters, and industrial areas 259,700,00 million cubic meters.

The non-associated natural gas production – including imports – amounted to 42.94 billion cubic meters, while the associated production amounted to 10.983 billion cubic meters.

In a disclosure on the Muscat Stock Exchange, Galfar Engineering & Contracting informed its shareholders of the ‘Project Delivery Contract Qarn Alam’ awarded by PDO via a Letter of Award (LoA).

“The value of this call-off contract is approximately OMR 100 million for an execution period of 5 Years, effective from 30/01/ 2024. We expect this contract to have a positive impact,” stated the Galfar disclosure.



Exports from Libya's Hariga Oil Port Stop as Crude Supply Dries Up, Say Engineers

A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
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Exports from Libya's Hariga Oil Port Stop as Crude Supply Dries Up, Say Engineers

A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)
A general view of an oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. (Reuters)

The Libyan oil export port of Hariga has stopped operating due to insufficient crude supplies, two engineers at the terminal told Reuters on Saturday, as a standoff between rival political factions shuts most of the country's oilfields.

This week's flare-up in a dispute over control of the central bank threatens a new bout of instability in the North African country, a major oil producer that is split between eastern and western factions.

The eastern-based administration, which controls oilfields that account for almost all the country's production, are demanding western authorities back down over the replacement of the central bank governor - a key position in a state where control over oil revenue is the biggest prize for all factions.

Exports from Hariga stopped following the near-total shutdown of the Sarir oilfield, the port's main supplier, the engineers said.

Sarir normally produces about 209,000 barrels per day (bpd). Libya pumped about 1.18 million bpd in July in total.

Libya's National Oil Corporation NOC, which controls the country's oil resources, said on Friday the recent oilfield closures have caused the loss of approximately 63% of total oil production.