Oman’s long-discussed plans for a fourth LNG train are gaining momentum, with state-controlled OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP) advancing development of key upstream resources to secure feedstock.
The company has updated the field development plan for Block 61 — home to the giant Khazzan and Ghazeer fields — as it seeks to unlock additional reserves and sustain production growth.
Block 61 currently produces about 1.5 billion cubic feet per day, supplying roughly one-third of Oman’s gas demand. The revised plan, drawn up by partners BP, OQEP, Thailand’s PTTEP and Malaysia’s Petronas, aims to add 2 trillion cubic feet of reserves and boost output to 1.8 Bcf/d, an increase of 300 million cubic feet/d. Much of this additional gas is earmarked for the proposed fourth liquefaction train at Oman LNG’s Qalhat complex in Sur.
The new train is targeted for start-up in 2029, with a final investment decision on both the gas and liquefaction projects expected in early 2026, Anwar al-Kharusi, OQEP’s commercial chief, said in an investor session last month.
The planned 3.8 million ton per year unit would raise Oman’s total LNG capacity to 15.2 million tons/yr from the current 11.4 million tons/yr.
