
Oman’s
Natural Gas Production Exceeds 32 Billion Cubic Meters
Muscat,
15 Sep (ONA) — The Sultanate of Oman’s natural gas production, including
domestic output and imports, saw a slight increase of 0.7%, reaching 32.8795
billion cubic meters by the end of July 2025. This is up from 32.6432 billion
cubic meters during the same period in 2024.
Data
released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed
that associated gas production grew by 10.8%, reaching 7.3086 billion cubic
meters by the end of July 2025, compared to 6.5944 billion cubic meters in the
corresponding period of 2024.
In
contrast, non-associated gas production (including imports) decreased by 1.8%,
reaching 25.5709 billion cubic meters by the end of July 2025, down from
26.0489 billion cubic meters at the end of July 2024.
In
terms of consumption, the use of natural gas in industrial projects decreased
by 3.9%, amounting to 16.3732 billion cubic meters by the end of July 2025,
compared to 17.0463 billion cubic meters in the same period of 2024.
Gas
consumption in power generation plants saw a slight increase of 0.5% by the end
of July 2025, reaching 8.8048 billion cubic meters, up from 8.7575 billion
cubic meters by the end of July 2024.
The
data also showed that gas consumption in oil fields, including industrial areas
and by Oman Mining Company and Oman Cement Company, grew by 12.7%, reaching
7.540 billion cubic meters by the end of July 2025, compared to 6.6931 billion
cubic meters in the corresponding period of 2024.
Furthermore,
gas consumption in industrial areas increased by 10.3%, reaching 161.4 million
cubic meters by the end of July 2025, compared to 146.3 million cubic meters in
the same period of 2024.
—Ends/AG