Where is Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Ash Sharqiyah, Oman. It is made up of 5 tracked trains and phases.

Is Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal operating?

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1999.

How much LNG can Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal handle?

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal has 11.4 Mtpa operating, 3.8 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 15.5 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is owned by Government of Oman, Oman LNG LLC, Shell and 8 others, and operated by Oman LNG LLC. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, Suez Canal and Cape of Good Hope. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.

What pipelines connect to Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?

2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal — export terminal

At a glance

Country: Oman
State / province: Ash Sharqiyah
Region: Asia
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 5
Earliest start year: 1999
Latest start year: 2023
Coordinates: 22.6586° N, 59.4075° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130593
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
T1	Operating	3.8	5.17	1999	—	Not reported	ITOCHU Corp [0%]; Mitsui Group [2%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Korea LNG [5%]; Mitsubishi Corp [2%]; PTTEP [2%]; Government of Oman [51%]; Shell PLC [30%]
T2	Operating	3.8	5.17	2000	—	Not reported	ITOCHU Corp [0%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Mitsui Group [2%]; Korea LNG [5%]; Mitsubishi Corp [2%]; PTTEP [2%]; Government of Oman [51%]; Shell PLC [30%]
T3	Operating	3.8	5.17	2006	—	Not reported	Mitsubishi Corp [3%]; Oman LNG LLC [36%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [3%]; ITOCHU Corp [3%]; Government of Oman [46%]; Naturgy [7%]
Debottlenecking Project	Operating	Not reported	Not reported	2023	2020	Not reported	ITOCHU Corp [0%]; Mitsui Group [2%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Korea LNG [5%]; Mitsubishi Corp [2%]; PTTEP [2%]; Government of Oman [51%]; Shell PLC [30%]
T4	Proposed	3.8	5.17	—	2024	Not reported	unknown

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	4	11.4	15.5
Proposed	1	3.8	5.17

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Government of Oman51%(4/5 units)
Oman LNG LLC36%(1/5 units)
Shell30%(3/5 units)
Naturgy7%(1/5 units)
Korea LNG5%(3/5 units)
TotalEnergies5%(3/5 units)
ITOCHU Corp3%(4/5 units)
Mitsubishi Corp3%(4/5 units)
Osaka Gas Co Ltd3%(1/5 units)
Mitsui & Co.2%(3/5 units)
PTTEP2%(3/5 units)

Parent companies

Government of Oman65.6%(4/5 units)
Shell30%(4/5 units)
Naturgy7.4%(1/5 units)
TotalEnergies5.5%(4/5 units)
ITOCHU Corp3%(4/5 units)
Mitsubishi Corp3%(4/5 units)
Osaka Gas Co Ltd3%(1/5 units)
Mitsui & Co.2.8%(3/5 units)
PTT PCL2%(3/5 units)
KOGAS1.2%(4/5 units)
Hyundai Corp1%(4/5 units)
Samsung1%(4/5 units)

Operators

Oman LNG LLC

Reported cost

Global Energy Monitor's estimated cost for each unit that reports one, converted to US dollars. Estimates at the date GEM last updated the unit, not adjusted for inflation.

Unit	Status	Capacity	Estimated cost	Per tonne a year
T1	Operating	3.8 Mtpa	$1 billion	$263
T2	Operating	3.8 Mtpa	$1 billion	$263

A unit with no cost reported is not shown, and the figures are never added across statuses. How the estimates compare is on project costs.

Location

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal at 22.6586° N, 59.4075° E, with 2 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 22.6586° N, 59.4075° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): exact
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Nearest tracked terminals

Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
Saih Rawl–Sur Gas Pipeline	Operating	360 km	12 bcm/y	1 km	route proximity
Central Rich and Lean Gas Pipeline	Operating	65 km	6 bcm/y	2.9 km	route proximity

Vessels owned by the same companies

Ships in the tracker held by a company that also owns, operates or parents this terminal. A shared owner is not the same as a dedicated trade.

Vessel	Via	Status	Capacity	Delivered
Al Aamriya	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Oraiq	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,200 m³	2008
Al Sahla	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Thumama	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Utouriya	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	215,000 m³	2008
Arctic Discoverer	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	142,600 m³	2006
Arctic Voyager	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	142,800 m³	2006
BW Boston	TotalEnergies	Operating	138,000 m³	2003
Cheikh Bouamama	ITOCHU Corp	Operating	75,500 m³	2008
Cheikh El Mokrani	ITOCHU Corp	Operating	75,500 m³	2007
Cubal	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2012
Cygnus Passage	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	147,000 m³	2009
Diamond Gas Crystal	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	174,000 m³	2021
Diamond Gas Victoria	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	174,000 m³	2021
Ejnan	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,000 m³	2007
Fraiha	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,100 m³	2008
Gigira Laitebo	ITOCHU Corp	Operating	155,000 m³	2010
Ibri LNG	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	147,600 m³	2006
LNG Barka	Osaka Gas Co Ltd	Operating	153,600 m³	2008
LNG Jamal	Osaka Gas Co Ltd	Operating	137,000 m³	2000
LNG Jupiter	Osaka Gas Co Ltd	Operating	156,000 m³	2009
LNG Mars	Osaka Gas Co Ltd	Operating	155,000 m³	2016
LNG Venus	Osaka Gas Co Ltd	Operating	155,000 m³	2014
Lobito	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Malanje	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Methane Nile Eagle	Shell	Operating	145,000 m³	2007
Methane Rita Andrea	Shell	Operating	145,000 m³	2006
Murwab	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,100 m³	2008
Pacific Enlighten	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	145,000 m³	2009
Pacific Notus	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	137,000 m³	2003
Seishu Maru	Mitsubishi Corp	Operating	153,000 m³	2014
Shandong Juniper	Shell	Operating	135,000 m³	2004
Sonangol Benguela	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Sonangol Etosha	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Sonangol Sambizanga	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Soyo	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Spirit Of Hela	ITOCHU Corp	Operating	177,000 m³	2009
Taitar No. 1	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,300 m³	2009
Taitar No. 4	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,300 m³	2010
Umm Al Amad	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,200 m³	2008

Exposed to chokepoints

Where cargoes from this terminal would normally pass a maritime chokepoint, by destination market.

Destination	Chokepoints on the usual route	Alternative route
East Asia	Strait of Malacca	—
Europe	Bab el-Mandeb Suez Canal	Cape of Good Hope

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.

In the news

Recent headlines that name Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.

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Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?: Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Ash Sharqiyah, Oman. It is made up of 5 tracked trains and phases.
Is Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal operating?: Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1999.
How much LNG can Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal handle?: Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal has 11.4 Mtpa operating, 3.8 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 15.5 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?: Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is owned by Government of Oman, Oman LNG LLC, Shell and 8 others, and operated by Oman LNG LLC. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, Suez Canal and Cape of Good Hope. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal?: 2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

In our rankings

Where this appears in the site's generated top lists. Each ranking page states its own method before its table.

Largest LNG export terminalsRanked #14 of the 50 listed

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

Liquefaction trains explained
A liquefaction train is one complete, self-contained refrigeration line that chills treated natural gas until it condenses, and a large modern train produces roughly 5 to 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.
The refrigeration cycles: C3MR, DMR, AP-X and SMR
A liquefaction refrigeration cycle is the closed loop of compression, cooling and expansion that removes heat from feed gas, and the commercial processes differ mainly in how many loops they use and what refrigerant is in each.
Loading jetties and the export terminal layout
An LNG export terminal is laid out as a sequence from feed gas reception through treatment and liquefaction trains to storage and a marine loading jetty, with separation distances between blocks set by hazard analysis.
Tolling, offtake and how projects are financed
LNG project financing depends on offtake agreements committing buyers to future volumes before construction, structured either as traditional sale contracts where the seller owns and prices the gas, or as tolling agreements where the customer owns the gas and pays only a processing fee.

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Reference

LNG Atlas. (2026). Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal — export terminal. https://lngatlas.org/terminal/oman-qalhat-lng-terminal-om/ Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2025, CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX

BibTeX entry

@misc{lngatlasterminalomanqalhatlngterminalom2026,
  author = {{LNG Atlas}},
  title = {Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal — export terminal},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://lngatlas.org/terminal/oman-qalhat-lng-terminal-om/},
  note = {Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2025, CC BY 4.0},
}