Speaking following a meeting between Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh and his Omani counterpart Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy in Tehran, Amirani said the project is expected to come on-stream by 2020.
Almost a third of the gas exported by Iran to Oman will be turned into liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the sultanate’s Qalhat plant, and the rest will be consumed domestically.
In October, experts from Iran and Oman held talks with representatives of Shell, Total and Kogas in assessment of the gas project.