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OQGN adds first-ever gas blending station to national network

The new facility will help unlock new value from Oman’s natural gas resources. Picture for illustration only.
The new facility will help unlock new value from Oman’s natural gas resources. Picture for illustration only.
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MUSCAT, OCT 21


OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), the exclusive operator of Oman’s gas transportation system, has announced the successful integration of a first-of-its-kind gas blending station into its national network.


The new facility will help enhance the majority state-owned operator’s ability to harness additional value from the country’s gas resources, notably by separating natural gas into its higher value-creating components.


To integrate the gas blending station into its network, OQGN executed a Remote Techno Plug (RTP) operation on its 48" tie-ins at Gas Network Hub (GNH) to the newly constructed gas blending station.


“This process was the first of its kind to be executed in Oman for 48" gas transmission pipelines and the completion of the tie-ins embarks our journey towards enabling an added value in the gas chain by segregating the lean and rich gas,” the publicly-traded company revealed in a report of its financial performance for Q3 2024.


Earlier, in August, OQGN marked the expansion of its gas transportation system with the commissioning of the South Grid project effectively boosting gas supply to Dhofar Governorate. Dubbed the ‘Saib Project’, it added 177km of pipeline capacity from Harweel to Raysut Station in Salalah, helping boost the capacity of the South Grid to 16 mmscmd, up from 10 mmscmd – an increase of 60 per cent.


Following the addition of the pipeline, the total length of OQGN’s national gas transportation system climbed to 4,223 kilometres, up from 4031 kilometres previously.


Meanwhile, natural gas volumes transported by the company across its network climbed to a cumulative total of 32.3 billion cubic meters (bcm) in Q3 2024, representing a 6 per cent increase over the corresponding Q3 2023 figure of 30.3 bcm.


Revenue earned during the first nine months of 2024 totalled RO 115.3 million, which was down 10.9 per cent compared to earnings of RO 129.4 million for the corresponding period of 2023. Profit dipped 8.7 per cent to RO 77.2 million, down from RO 84.5 million in 2023, the company added.


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