Natural
Gas Production in Oman Exceeds 42.6 Billion Cubic Meters

Muscat,
10 Nov (ONA) — The Sultanate of Oman’s production of natural gas, including
domestic production and imports, witnessed a slight growth of 0.9 percent,
reaching 42.6173 billion cubic meters (BCM) by the end of September 2025. This
compares to 42.222 BCM during the same period in 2024.

Data
released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed
that associated gas production increased by 10 percent by the end of September
2025, reaching 9.4511 BCM compared to 8.5956 BCM in the same period of 2024.

In
contrast, non-associated gas production (including imports) declined by 1.4
percent, reaching 33.1662 BCM by the end of September 2025 compared to 33.6264
BCM by the end of September 2024.

Natural
gas consumption in industrial projects declined by 3.5 percent, reaching 20.8842
BCM by the end of September 2025, compared to 21.6331 BCM for the corresponding
period in 2024.

Gas
usage in power generation plants rose by 1.4 percent by the end of September
2025, reaching 11.7738 BCM compared to 11.6099 BCM by the end of September
2024.

Data
also showed that gas consumption in oil fields (including losses, meter
differences, and shrinkage factor) grew by 10.9 percent, reaching 9.7493 BCM by
the end of September 2025 compared to 8.7912 BCM in the corresponding period of
2024.

As
for gas used in industrial areas (including industrial areas, Oman Mining
Company, and Oman Cement), it recorded a growth of 11.8 percent, reaching 210
million cubic meters by the end of September 2025 compared to 187.8 million
cubic meters during the same period in 2024.

—Ends/AG