The average price of a barrel of Omani crude oil increased by 36.6 per cent at the end of January 2018 to reach to $60.8 per barrel compared with $44.5 by the end of January 2017, according to the data released by the Centre.
These statistics show that the Sultanate’s total exports of crude oil and condensates was 25,064,600 barrels by the end of January 2018, which is a decline of 5.9 per cent from the end of January 2017 when the total exports stood at 26,650,100 barrels. The Sultanate’s production of crude oil and condensate by the end of January 2018 was 29,978,600 barrels, including 26,816,900 barrels of crude oil and 3,161,700 barrels of condensate oil.
China was the largest importer of the Sultanate’s crude oil and oil condensate, as exports of these products to China reached 19,077,500 barrels. It was followed by India with 3,986,000 barrels and Taiwan with 2,001,000 barrels.On the other hand, total domestic production and imports of natural gas reached 3.807 billion cubic meters by the end of January 2018, which is an increase of 11.2 per cent compared with the end of January 2017, when it was 3.424 billion cubic meters.
The total use of natural gas by Oman’s industrial zones, including Oman Mining Company, Oman Cement and Sultan Qaboos University, decreased by 0.6 per cent at the end of January 2018 to 53 million cubic meters compared to January 2017.
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