Oman's natural gas production and imports rise by 6.3%

Muscat: The total domestic production and imports of natural gas in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 6.3 percent to 45.31 billion cubic metres by the end of last September compared to 42.62 billion cubic metres during the same period in 2025.

Statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that the use of natural gas in power generation plants increased by 13.5 percent, reaching 13.36 billion cubic metres.

Gas consumption in industrial projects also increased by 4.8 percent, reaching 21.88 billion cubic metres, while gas consumption in oil fields increased by 1.8 percent, reaching 9.93 billion cubic metres.

On the other hand, gas consumption in industrial areas decreased by 32.7 percent to reach 141.2 million cubic metres by the end of September 2026, compared to 210 million cubic metres during the same period last year.