Total and Shell will develop LNG in Oman

According a company brief, Total has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Oman to develop natural gas resources in its territory, both in the upstream and downstream businesses.
Total and Shell will develop several natural gas discoveries located in the Greater Barik area on onshore Block 6 with respective shares of 25% and 75%, as per the agreement between both companies and before possible State back-in, with the objective of an initial gas production of around 500 MMcfd and a potential to reach 1 bcf/d at a later stage.
Total will use its equity gas entitlement as feedstock to develop in Oman a regional hub for Liquefied Natural Gas bunkering service to supply LNG as a fuel to marine vessels. This will be achieved thanks to a new small-scale modular liquefaction plant to be built in Sohar port. The plant will comprise a train of around 1 Mt per year and will offer the flexibility for expansion as required by the development of the LNG bunkering market.