The Sultanate's oil production, including condensates, stood at 233.57 million barrels until the end of August 2020, according to the latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Of the total production, crude oil production fell by 7.5% at 190.91 million barrels, while condensates production rose by 45.2% to touch 42.66 million barrels.
Oman recorded a daily average crude oil production of 957.3 barrels at the end of August 2020, against 970.5 barrels over the same period of 2019, the NCSI report added.
However, the average price of Oman Crude fell by 26.3% to reach $47.7 per barrel till the end of August 2020, from $64.7 per barrel in the same period of 2019.
Oman exported 193.63 million barrels of crude oil till the end of August 2020, against 196.59 million barrels for the same period of 2019, falling by 1.5%.
In terms of exports, China retained its position as the leading destination for Sultanate's crude oil exports till end of August 2020, with the country importing 171.06 million barrels of crude oil from Oman.
This was followed by India (6.67 million barrels), South Korea (4.99 million barrels and Japan (1.60 million barrels).
Oman produced 354.3 million barrels of oil and exported 310.3 million barrels in 2019. Besides, the country's daily oil production stood at 970,900 million barrels last year.
Natural gas output
Oman's natural gas production and imports fell 1.3% to 30,348 million cubic meters (MNCM) at the end of August 2020, from 30,737 MNCM for the same period of 2019.
Of this, non-associated gas and imports rose by 1.3% to 25,587 MNCM and associated gas production fell 13% to 4,760 MNCM, added the NCSI report.
The use of natural gas in industrial projects fell by 6% to reach 18,095 MNCM at the end of August 2020, against 19,251 MNCM for the same period of 2019. As much as 7,158 MNCM of natural gas was used in oil fields, against 6,229 MNCM units consumed for the same period of 2019.