Oman resumes crude exports after Cyclone Phet risk

By Reuters
  • Monday, 7 June 2010 1:56 PM
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HEAVY RAIN: Omanis watch torrents of water sweep through Muscat following Cyclone Phet. (Getty Images)

HEAVY RAIN: Omanis watch torrents of water sweep through Muscat following Cyclone Phet. (Getty Images)

Non-OPEC producer Oman resumed crude exports from the Mina Fahal terminal late on Sunday, an Oman oil official said on Monday.

Oman exports around 730,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and condensate from the port. It exports most of its crude production to Asia.

The Gulf Arab state halted its oil and gas production after Cyclone Phet hit its coast.

Gas production operations at Oman LNG were restarted on Saturday after being halted on Friday as a precautionary measure. Oman's annual LNG production stands at around 8 million tonnes.

Also the UAE's eastern port of Fujairah, one of the world's biggest operations for bunkering, reopened on Sunday, a source told Reuters.

The port was not officially closed but only a few ships had come to load, an official from the port's central command said on Friday. (Reuters)

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