 The Oman Gas Company has announced plans to build a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the Salalah Free Zone, according to news site Zawya.
The new LPG plant is based on state-of-the-art technology and strict health, safety and environment principles, which allows for very high recovery of propane, butane and condensates.
This vibrant project will require 1,000 indirect employees during construction phase and 170 direct permanent employees during operation of LPG plant.
The new facilities include the extraction plant to extract LPG from natural gas, which is transported by OGC , inside the SFZ while the LPG and condensate storage facilities and export Jetty will be located at the Port of Salalah. The project will also involve increasing the length of Gas and liquid pipeline network in Salalah.
Eng. Yousuf Al Ojaili, chief executive officer of Oman Gas Company , said that the project is expected to be on stream by 2018 and will provide employment and industrial growth opportunities in Salalah area. It will also secure supplies of cooking gas to the Dhofar area, instead of current supplies by trucks from oil field locations. The Minster of Oil and Gas directed to study this project earlier and hopes that similar projects will be pursued in other locations in Oman soon.
