Natural Gas Production in Oman Reaches 34.9 Billion Cubic Meters

Muscat, 1 Sep 2026 (ONA) – The Sultanate of Oman’s natural gas
production—including local production and imports—witnessed a 6.4 percent
growth by the end of July 2026, reaching 34,979,400,000 cubic meters, compared
to 32,879,900,000 cubic meters during the corresponding period in 2025.

Data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and
Information (NCSI) showed a 7.8 percent increase in the production of
associated gas by the end of July 2026, reaching 7,877,900,000 cubic meters,
compared to 7,308,600,000 cubic meters during the same period of the previous
year.

The production of non-associated gas (including imports) also
rose by 6 percent, amounting to 27,101,500,000 cubic meters by the end of July
2026, compared to 25,571,300,000 cubic meters during the corresponding period
in 2025.

In terms of consumption, natural gas consumption in industrial
projects increased by 5.9 percent, reaching 17,334,800,000 cubic meters by the
end of July 2026, compared to 16,373,200,000 cubic meters during the same
period in 2025.

Gas consumption in power generation plants also increased by
13.7 percent, recording 10,007,200,000 cubic meters by the end of July 2026,
compared to 8,804,800,000 cubic meters during the corresponding period in
2025.

Conversely, gas consumption in oil fields (including losses,
meter discrepancies, and shrinkage factors) decreased by 0.2 percent, recording
7,526,400,000 cubic meters by the end of July 2026, compared to 7,540,500,000
cubic meters during the same period in 2025.

Furthermore, gas consumption in industrial areas (including
industrial estates and the consumption of the Oman LNG Company) declined by
31.2 percent, recording 111,000,000 cubic meters by the end of July 2026,
compared to 161,400,000 cubic meters during the corresponding period in 2025.

—Ends/AG