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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Natural Gas Country Notes

Oman is one of the smaller gas producers in the Middle East, with moderate proved reserves which have fallen slightly since 2002, on the basis of OAPEC data. The levels of reserves quoted in other published sources are fairly widely dispersed, ranging from World Oil's 766 bcm to BP's 1 000, with OAPEC and Oil & Gas Journal at 829 and Cedigaz and OPEC towards the top end at 995. For the sake of consistency with previous editions, the present Survey uses the level published by OAPEC.

Oman has developed its utilisation of gas to such an extent that oil has long been displaced as the Sultanate's leading energy supplier. Currently, the principal outlet for marketed gas is the power generation/desalination complex at Ghubrah. Other gas consumers include mining and cement companies.

The Oman LNG project began operating in early 2000, with the first shipment (to the Republic of Korea) taking place in April. Regular shipments of LNG are also being made to Japan, whilst during 2005 additional supplies (including spot cargoes) were delivered to Spain, France, the USA, India and Taiwan, China.