OQ Group, the Oman-based integrated energy company, has said that it is set to open its new liquified petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Salalah on January 16, 2022.
According to a report by Times of Oman, the project has been designed and built to the highest technical and safety standards. Considered a vital project for Oman’s future, it works on processing natural gas liquids (NGLs) extracted from gas networks into LPG, the report added.
The $824 million plant features several components, notably a facility for the extraction of rich gas elements such as propane, butane and condensates from natural gas, as well as a fractionation plant, storage tanks, shipping facilities, and an interconnection pipeline system. 
The facility can process around 8 million standard cubic metres per day of lean gas to produce about 304 kilotons per year of LPG comprising 155 kilotons per year of propane (C3), 111 kilotons of butane (C4) and 38 kilotons of condensates (C5+).
During the construction phase, the project made an important contribution to the local economy, the report pointed out.
In line with its In-Country Value (ICV) development strategy, the Omani group awarded contracts worth around RO100 million to local vendors and service providers, thus benefiting more than 150 small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
