Total signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Oman to develop natural gas resources in Oman. This MoU covers both upstream and downstream businesses.
Total and Shell will develop several natural gas discoveries located in the Greater Barik area on onshore Block 6, with the objective of an initial gas production of around 500 MMcfd and a potential to reach 1 bcf/d at a later stage.
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Total will use its equity gas entitlement as feedstock to develop in Oman a regional hub for LNG bunkering service to supply LNG as a fuel to marine vessels. This will be achieved with a new small-scale modular liquefaction plant to be built in Sohar port. The plant will include a train of around 1 Mt per year and will offer the flexibility for expansion as required by the development of the LNG bunkering market.
In Oman, Total’s production was 37 kboe/d in 2017. Total produces oil in Block 6 (4%) and in Block 53 (2%), as well as LNG through its participation in the Oman LNG (5.54%)/Qalhat LNG (2.04%) liquefaction complex with an overall capacity of 10.5 Mt/y.
