Oman’s OQ announced in a statement regarding the commissioning of one of Oman’s vital energy extraction projects, the OQ Liquefied Petroleum Gas (OQ-LPG) facility.
The project was built with a total investment of USD826 million.
OQ-LPG is first of its kind gas treatment project in Oman to extract LPG and condensate from OQ’s Gas network.
The extraction facilities located in Salalah Free Zone adjoining the Port of Salalah.
The facility, built as per the highest standards in safety, quality, and technical integrity, consists of an extraction plant, a fractionation facility, storage tanks, shipping facilities, and an interconnection pipeline system.
The plant will process approximately 8 million Standard Cubic Meters per Day (Sm3/d) of Lean gas and will produce around 304 kilo tons per annum (KTA) of LPG products composed of 155 KTA of Propane (C3), 111 KTA of Butane (C4) and 38 KTA of Condensate (C5+).
Marking this important milestone, Sultan Ali al-Burtumani, Vice President of Business Development OQ Downstream, stated “OQ-LPG plant is positioned as a strong contributor to national economy through achieving the best utilization of natural gas resources to extract liquefied gas. This will help in meeting the LPG needs of Dhofar governorate and southern Oman in general”.
OQ-LPG plant’s production is expected to reach a total of 300,000 metric tons (MT) per annum.
The commissioning of OQ-LPG, which is expected to be completed by mid-May 2021 forms the final technical requirement before the plant starts the commercial operations.
