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Oman makes strides forward in global LNG race

22 September 2025

Commentary
Indrajit Sen
Oil & gas editor

Oman has recently made notable strides in the global race to lead the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) — a critical enabler of the energy transition.

The Omani government made headlines in July last year, when it announced that majority state-owned Oman LNG would build a new train at its Qalhat LNG production complex in Sur. The new LNG train will have an output capacity of 3.8 million tonnes a year (t/y), increasing Oman LNG’s total production capacity to 15.2 million t/y when it is commissioned in 2029.

Oman LNG recently made key progress on its project to add a fourth processing train at the Sur LNG complex, shortlisting contractors to participate in the main tender for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works.

The start of the EPC tendering process and selection of bidders comes within ten months of Oman LNG awarding the contract for front-end engineering and design (feed) works on the project to US-based consultancy KBR.

Separately, MEED recently reported that France’s TotalEnergies is studying a potential expansion of its Marsa LNG bunkering and export terminal in Oman. The move is significant considering that the first phase of the project is currently under construction in the sultanate’s northern industrial city of Sohar, and will have an output capacity of 1 million t/y.

TotalEnergies purportedly began an initial study on a potential second phase of the Marsa LNG facility earlier this year. The French energy major might consider doubling the output capacity of the LNG complex, although the plan is yet to be laid out, according to sources.

Earlier this year, TotalEnergies appointed French contractor Technip Energies as a consultant to perform concept and feasibility studies on the proposed expansion phase of the Marsa LNG terminal, sources told MEED.

With Oman LNG going full throttle with its fourth LNG train project, and TotalEnergies mulling a potential doubling of LNG production in Oman, the sultanate is on course to establish itself as a prominent player in the global LNG domain by the end of this decade.

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Indrajit Sen

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