Oman’s natural gas output edges up by 0.3%

MUSCAT: Oman’s total natural gas output — including domestic production and imports — rose by 0.3 per cent to 27.692 billion cubic metres by the end of June 2025, compared to 27.601 billion cubic metres in the same period of 2024.

According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), associated gas production climbed 11.4 per cent to 6.255 billion cubic metres, up from 5.616 billion cubic metres a year earlier.

However, non-associated gas production (including imports) fell 2.5 per cent to 21.437 billion cubic metres, compared with 21.985 billion cubic metres in June 2024.

At the consumption level, industrial projects used 13.814 billion cubic metres, a decline of 5.3 per cent from 14.593 billion cubic metres last year.

Gas consumption by power plants rose 1.6 per cent to 7.287 billion cubic metres, up from 7.175 billion cubic metres in 2024.

In the oilfields — including industrial zones and companies such as Oman Mining and Oman Cement — usage increased by 13.1 per cent to 6.454 billion cubic metres, compared to 5.709 billion cubic metres last year.

Gas consumption in industrial zones rose by 9.4 per cent to 136 million cubic metres, compared with 124.3 million cubic metres in 2024. — ONA