18 May 2009
MUSCAT -- As part of the efforts of the government of the Sultanate and Oman Gas Company (OGC) to expand the nation's gas network in the governorates and regions, the Tender Board has awarded a project to design, supply and construct a gas compression station worth more than RO13 million in Al Wusta.
OGC's Nimr gas plant will meet the increasing demand for gas individual customers in general and electrical and industrial sectors in particular. The station will pump additional quantities of gas in the pipeline heading to Salalah.
Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, said: "The construction of the plant in Nimr is part of government's plans to provide gas to electrical and industrial projects in Dhofar to help them keep pace with the growing demand for clean energy natural gas for numerous uses. Gas in Dhofar is presently available to all projects, and there is always checking of gas reserves to supply more industries once the quantities are available.
Working hard
"The establishment of the station is a new addition to the oil and gas sector as the sector is witnessing successive developments on more than one level, reinforcing its contribution to the national economy and supporting the petrochemical sector in the country with its energy requirements."
"OGC is working hard to manage and operate gas through the construction of gas stations in more areas, aiming to provide customers with gas. It is doing unremitting efforts in this regard, pursuing its plans in the coming stages". The company's efforts in its work fields is obvious and respected by all," he said.
From his part, Dr. Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Hareebi, member of the Shura Council, praised the efforts of OGC to deliver gas to the customers, especially in Dhofar, saying that these efforts are crucial in accelerating work pace in the manufacturing projects in the governorate, particularly Salalah Free Zone, strengthening and activating the manufacturing aspects of Dhofar as well as absorbing qualified national cadres in many relevant fields.
He added that the company's efforts to deliver gas to the governorate through the construction of a gas pumping station in Nimr will also contribute to significantly supplying electricity generation plants and other petroleum projects in the Sultanate with their requirements for the increasingly demanded clean fuel. He pointed out that there is an electricity generation project being implemented nowadays in Dhofar.
He wished to implement it as soon as possible to keep pace with the growing demand for and consumption of electricity services due to the population and urban and economic expansions witnessed by the governorate.
He also hoped that these expansions will meet the current and future requirements of the market. "I hope the efforts of the company be crowned with success in supplying gas to the customers in the industry and electricity sectors and other fields so as to boost the national economy and develop the local communities," he said. © Times of Oman 2009
MUSCAT -- As part of the efforts of the government of the Sultanate and Oman Gas Company (OGC) to expand the nation's gas network in the governorates and regions, the Tender Board has awarded a project to design, supply and construct a gas compression station worth more than RO13 million in Al Wusta.
OGC's Nimr gas plant will meet the increasing demand for gas individual customers in general and electrical and industrial sectors in particular. The station will pump additional quantities of gas in the pipeline heading to Salalah.
Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, said: "The construction of the plant in Nimr is part of government's plans to provide gas to electrical and industrial projects in Dhofar to help them keep pace with the growing demand for clean energy natural gas for numerous uses. Gas in Dhofar is presently available to all projects, and there is always checking of gas reserves to supply more industries once the quantities are available.
Working hard
"The establishment of the station is a new addition to the oil and gas sector as the sector is witnessing successive developments on more than one level, reinforcing its contribution to the national economy and supporting the petrochemical sector in the country with its energy requirements."
"OGC is working hard to manage and operate gas through the construction of gas stations in more areas, aiming to provide customers with gas. It is doing unremitting efforts in this regard, pursuing its plans in the coming stages". The company's efforts in its work fields is obvious and respected by all," he said.
From his part, Dr. Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Hareebi, member of the Shura Council, praised the efforts of OGC to deliver gas to the customers, especially in Dhofar, saying that these efforts are crucial in accelerating work pace in the manufacturing projects in the governorate, particularly Salalah Free Zone, strengthening and activating the manufacturing aspects of Dhofar as well as absorbing qualified national cadres in many relevant fields.
He added that the company's efforts to deliver gas to the governorate through the construction of a gas pumping station in Nimr will also contribute to significantly supplying electricity generation plants and other petroleum projects in the Sultanate with their requirements for the increasingly demanded clean fuel. He pointed out that there is an electricity generation project being implemented nowadays in Dhofar.
He wished to implement it as soon as possible to keep pace with the growing demand for and consumption of electricity services due to the population and urban and economic expansions witnessed by the governorate.
He also hoped that these expansions will meet the current and future requirements of the market. "I hope the efforts of the company be crowned with success in supplying gas to the customers in the industry and electricity sectors and other fields so as to boost the national economy and develop the local communities," he said. © Times of Oman 2009
