The total local production and imports of natural gas in the first 7 months of this year amounted to 32.60 billion cubic meters. This shows an increase of 5.5% compared to the same period last year, which amounted to 30.91 billion cubic meters.
Statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed that industrial projects accounted for 63.6 percent of natural gas uses in the Sultanate of Oman until the end of July 2024, which amounted to 20.74 billion cubic meters.
The total use of natural gas was for diverse sector and included oil fields at 6.34 billion cubic meters, power generation stations at 5.36 billion cubic meters, and industrial areas at 146.30 million cubic meters.
Statistics further showed that non-associated production of natural gas, including imports, amounted to 26.33 billion cubic meters, while associated production amounted to 6.57 billion cubic meters.