VOL. XLV

No 1

7-January-2002

OMAN

OGC Takes Over Government GasSystem

In a ceremony on 1 January,ownership of the Omani Governments Gas Transmission System was formallytransferred from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to the Oman Gas Company(OGC), which was established in 1999 to manage the countrys gas transportationsystem (MEES, 21 June 1999). Thecountrys transmission system comprises more than 800km of pipelines, over 40block-valve stations and some 15 pressure-reducing terminals comprising...