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.



E-commerce Giant Alibaba Has Completed 3-year 'Rectification' Period

Alibaba Group has completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 for monopolistic behavior. Reuters
Alibaba Group has completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 for monopolistic behavior. Reuters
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E-commerce Giant Alibaba Has Completed 3-year 'Rectification' Period

Alibaba Group has completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 for monopolistic behavior. Reuters
Alibaba Group has completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 for monopolistic behavior. Reuters

China's State Administration of Market Regulation issued a statement on Friday saying Alibaba Group had completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 for monopolistic behavior.
In 2021, the regulator slapped a record $2.75 billion fine on the e-commerce giant for abusing its market position by forcing merchants on its platforms not to work with rival platforms.
The regulator's statement said Alibaba's rectification work had achieved "good results" and that it would continue to "guide" Alibaba to continue to "regulate its operations and improve its compliance and quality."
The fine levied on Alibaba in 2021 came during a period of intense scrutiny for the business empire founded by billionaire Jack Ma, Reuters reported. A $37 billion IPO by the finance arm he founded, Ant Group, was also scuttled following Ma's public critique of the country's regulatory system in late 2020.
Alibaba, in its own statement, described the regulator's announcement on Friday as a "new starting point for development" and said it would continue to "promote the healthy development of the platform economy and create more value for society."