OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), the majority state-owned operator of Oman’s gas transportation infrastructure, has identified the 1,509 MW Ibri Power Plant in Al Dhahirah Governorate as a priority site for carbon capture in collaboration with Occidental (Oxy) Oman.
The move advances OQGN’s strategy to integrate carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen transport as key pillars of the Sultanate’s Net Zero 2050 ambitions.
According to OQGN’s Q2 2025 financial report, the company has signed a cooperation agreement with Belgian energy infrastructure group Fluxys to jointly develop hydrogen transportation infrastructure in Oman.
Fluxys, which holds a 4.9% equity stake in OQGN, is also working with the company on carbon capture infrastructure projects.
Expanding CCUS and hydrogen capabilities
Oxy Oman, which signed an MoU with OQGN in late 2023 to develop CCUS solutions for enhanced oil recovery and broader carbon management, is among several international partners in the initiative.
The Ibri plant, one of Oman’s largest combined-cycle gas turbine facilities, began operations in 2019 and is seen as a promising candidate for large-scale carbon capture deployment.
In addition, OQGN is partnering with Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals and other major stakeholders in a “House of Expertise” to shape regulatory and strategic frameworks for CCUS and blue hydrogen.
Through collaboration with Hydrom, Oman’s green hydrogen development entity, OQGN is also studying open-access pipeline networks for green hydrogen and CO2, leveraging its existing natural gas infrastructure to accelerate decarbonization.
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