Energy Magazine April 2018 | Page 65

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OMAN

8.1MN TONNES

Oman , located on the Arabian Peninsula , has one major government-run LNG production company : Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC ( Oman LNG ), a governmentowned joint venture company , established by the Sultanate of Oman in 1994 . In 2013 , it was integrated with Qalhat LNG in order to streamline production and lower costs . It owns three liquefaction trains at its site in Qalhat , with a capacity of 10.4mn tonnes per annum . Unlike some of its oil dependant neighbours , Oman has a more diversified economy with significant portions involving tourism , the trade of dates , fish and agricultural produce .
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