Oman’s natural gas production and imports rose 5.6% to 39,806 million cubic metres (MNCM) in 2015, up from 37,687 MNCM in 2014. Of this, while non-associated gas and imports showed 6.2% growth to 32,806 MNCM, associated gas production rose 3.1% to 7,001 MNCM, according to the latest statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). A sizable portion of natural gas in Oman is used by various mega industrial projects, which stood at 22,036 MNCM last year, against 21,169 MNCM in 2014. Natural gas is also used in oil fields, either for producing steam water or for reinjection, with as much as 8,773 MNCM in natural gas being used in oil fields, against 7,838 MNCM units consumed in 2014. (Times of Oman)