Two years ago, Oman’s LNG sector looked in trouble: output had tumbled from 2007’s record of 9.1mn t/y to just 7.9mn tons in 2015 as concerns over rapidly-rising domestic gas consumption called into question the country’s long-term viability as an LNG exporter (MEES, 11 November 2016).
But since the start-up of the giant BP-operated Khazzan gas field in October 2017 there has been a near-180 degree turnaround in the country’s prospects as an LNG exporter. Talk of importing Iranian gas to keep its 10.4mn t/y of LNG export capacity in business has been consigned to history. (CONTINUED - 1275 WORDS)
