Oman- Gas consumption in sultanate rises 7.4%

Date

7/31/2016 12:55:14 AM

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat-

On increased demand from industrial projects and oilfields, the sultanate's total gas consumption jumped 7.4 per cent during the JanuaryJune period of this year.

However, due to increased focus on fuel efficiency at the country's power and water-desalination plants, gas use for power generation dropped 2.3 per cent during the first half of 2016 despite increased capacity.

Oman's total gas consumption rose to 20,463 million cubic metres (mncm) in the first six months of 2016 from 19,061mncm in the same period of the previous year, according to statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Natural gas consumed by industrial projects jumped 9.2 per cent to 11,643mncm, accounting for nearly 57 per cent of country's total gas consumption.

Gas use in the oilfields where gas is largely used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects and as fuel jumped by 12.5 per cent to 4,651mncm, accounting for approximately 23 per cent of total consumption.

However, gas consumption in power generation decreased by 2.3 per cent to 3,853mncm from 3,943mncm.

Through the introduction of more efficient plants, the Oman Power and Water Procurement Co has improved system efficiency and the utilisation of gas.

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