Oman ‘produced’ a record 4.83bn cfd of natural gas in July, up from 4.69bn cfd in June—also a record. The key boost has come from the ramp up of the BP-operated 1bn cfd Khazzan tight gas field (MEES, 30 March), which has also seen condendate output jump by 10,000 b/d year-on-year during the first seven months of 2018.

2018 is likely to break records for the sultanate’s gas sector, with total ‘production’ on track to hit 45.24bcm compared with 40.91bcm in 2017, a solid 10.5% increase. (CONTINUED - 211 WORDS)