MUSCAT : Oman’s combined domestic production and imports of natural gas rose 6.3% year on year to 45.31 billion cubic metres in the first nine months of 2026, data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed.
The total compared with 42.62 billion cubic metres in the same period of 2025.
Gas consumption at power stations increased 13.5% to 13.36 billion cubic metres through September, while use by industrial projects rose 4.8% to 21.88 billion cubic metres, making them the largest category of consumers.
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Consumption at oilfields increased 1.8% to 9.93 billion cubic metres.
Gas use in industrial estates, however, fell 32.7% to 141.2 million cubic metres, compared with 210 million cubic metres a year earlier.
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