Muscat, June 12, 2017

Oman LNG has recently extended their support to the Oman Golf Committee, the governing body of golf in Oman, for another year. Since the Oman Golf Committee’s inception in 2009, Oman LNG has supported their youth development programme every year.

2017 has already seen the launch of several initiatives with a heavy focus on Junior Development. Following a recent visit by Tony Bennett who was commissioned by the R&A to understand the golfing market of Oman and recommend initiatives, the Oman Committee will soon launch new tee boxes on every course and a school education programme and Oman LNG’s partnership helps these initiative become reality.  

Speaking the occasion the Chairman of the Oman Golf Committee, Mr Mundhir Al Barwani commented, “Golf in Oman has grown considerably in the last 8 years and this would not be possible without the support from our Partners. Oman LNG has always been at the forefront particularly with a focus on Junior development. Thanks to their support we have more children on our Junior Programmes and have been able to recently launch our school initiative and free course access programme.”

Harib Al Kitani, CEO of Oman LNG added, “Oman LNG takes great pleasure seeing events like the recent OHI Oman under 15s Open where all the children have come through the junior programmes we have supported. We are also now seeing the Juniors breaking into the Oman National Team. Golf is a fantastic life skill for children to develop; teaching them patience, integrity, honesty and commitment. It is a sport that helps build interpersonal skills, strengthen business relationships as well as bonds with the family which is why we are keen to support youth development programmes  pertaining to sports in Oman.”   

Oman LNG sees sport as an important part of children’s education and supports various junior sport programmes with golf being an example of this. 2017 has seen a strong growth in the sport with Golf Oman taking the sport to the schools.  

The Oman Golf Committee’s mission, with the support of the Ministry of Sporting Affairs and their corporate partners Oman LNG, National Bank of Oman and Omantel, is working to raise awareness and participation levels for golf in Oman to give golfers of all ages the opportunity to play the sport. The committee aims to create an environment that allows beginners to learn and serious golfers to strive to the top. OGC is working to raise the standard of golf in Oman and produce a national team capable of competing in international events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup of Golf.

The Oman Golf Committee (OGC) was established by the Ministry of Sports Affairs on the 14th of January 2009, and is responsible for managing all technical, management, financial and organizational aspects of golf as a sport and its implementation in the Sultanate of Oman or abroad after coordination with the Ministry.

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Lee O'Donoghue                                                
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Oman Golf Committee
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Oman LNG LLC

  • Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC (Oman LNG) is a joint venture established by a Royal Decree in 1994 and operates under the laws of the Sultanate of Oman. The joint venture has a shareholding structure comprising the Government of Oman (51%), Shell Gas B.V (30%), Total S.A. (5.54%), Korea LNG (5%), Mitsubishi Corporation (2.77%), Mitsui & Co. (2.77%), Partex (Oman) Corporation 2%, and Itochu (0.92%).

  • The Company engages in the business of producing and selling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and its by-product, Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs).

  • Oman LNG undertakes, directly or indirectly, project operations and related activities essential to liquefy, store, transport and market Oman's natural gas and to deliver LNG to customers. The Company's activities contribute to the Government of Oman's objectives of diversifying the economy.

  • Oman LNG's Liquefaction Plant is located on the coast at Qalhat near Sur in the South Sharqiyah Governorate and its head office is in Muscat. 

  • The Company operates three liquefaction trains at its site in Qalhat near Sur with a nameplate capacity of 10.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

  • As of September 1, 2013, Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG integrated to form a single entity operating under the name of Oman LNG.

  • Oman LNG was recognised by the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs for the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) as the best company in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Oman. The recognition to Oman LNG by the council was supported by Oman’s Ministry of Social Development and underlined the company’s many contributions to the spread of social infrastructure in Oman and the benefits the social programmes have had on the people.

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