The state-run Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has announced the commissioning of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) blending and loading project in Sharjah’s Sajaa industrial complex.

The commissioned phase of the project includes blending facilities, road tanker loading facilities and utilising existing storage capacity.

The new infrastructure is designed to handle future expansion of the project, the operation of which is said to be automated, with the facility meeting standard technical and safety specifications.

Sharjah has been a key producer and exporter of the key LPG components – propane and butane – since the 1980s. However, a 2016 survey conducted by SNOC confirmed the trend of rising LPG demand in the emirate as well as in the UAE, resulting in the decision to commission the LPG project.

The project offers SNOC the opportunity to diversify into the downstream business of blending and selling its propane and butane produce locally.