Oman’s Production
of Gasoline Rises by 0.9% at End of February 2025

Muscat, 13
Apr (ONA) — The Sultanate of Oman’s production of gasoline recorded a rise of
0.9% at the end of February 2025 compared to February 2024, while the total production
of refineries recorded a decline by 2.6% compared to the same period in
February 2024, according to preliminary statistics released by the National
Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Statistics
revealed that the production of regular motor fuel (M-91) reached approximately
2,693 million barrels by the end of February 2025, compared to 2,386 thousand barrels
by the end of February 2024, marking a 12.9% increase. Its sales amounted to 2,255.4
thousand barrels by the end of February 2025, compared to 2,232.9 thousand
barrels in the same period of 2024, reflecting a 1% increase.

On the other
hand, the production of premium motor fuel (M-95) declined by 12% by the end of
February 2025, reaching approximately 1,949.5 thousand barrels, compared to 2,215.3
thousand barrels during the same period in 2024. Despite this drop in
production, the sales of premium fuel (M-95) increased by 3.3%, amounting to 2,115
thousand barrels, up from 2,047.7 thousand barrels at the end of February last
year.

Diesel (gas
oil) production saw a slight decline of 0.5%, reaching 4,529.8 thousand barrels
by the end of February 2025, compared to 4,551.6 thousand barrels during the
same period in 2024. In contrast, diesel sales increased by 1.5%, reaching 2,292.7
thousand barrels, up from 2,258.6 million barrels by the end of February last
year.

As for aviation
fuel oil, production declined by 13% by the end of February 2025, reaching 1,866
million barrels compared to 2,144.6 thousand barrels in the same period of
2024. Sales also dropped by 13.7%, totaling 641.4 thousand barrels by the end
of February 2025, compared to 742.9 thousand barrels in the same period last
year.

Liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) production reached 1,123.1 thousand barrels by the end of
February 2025, reflecting a 5.8% decrease from the same period in 2024, when
production stood at 1,192.6 thousand barrels. However, its sales rose to 629.1
thousand barrels, up from 537.5 thousand barrels, marking a 17% increase.

Regarding
petrochemicals, statistics showed a slight increase of 1.1% in benzene
production, reaching 28.7 thousand metric tons by the end of February 2025 compared
to 28.4 thousand metric tons in the same period of 2024. Meanwhile, paraxylene
production dropped by 10.7%, reaching 89.4 thousand metric tons compared to
100.1 thousand metric tons at the end of February last year. Polypropylene
production also declined by 6.5%, recording 54.5 thousand metric tons, down
from 58.3 thousand metric tons during the same period in 2024. Despite the
decrease in production, polypropylene sales recorded a significant increase of
88.3%, reaching 3.6 thousand metric tons, compared to 1.9 thousand metric tons
by the end of February last year.

Oman’s
exports of regular motor fuel (M-91) dropped by 50.1% by the end of February
2025, reaching 251.8 thousand barrels, compared to 504.3 thousand barrels in
the same period of 2024. In contrast, premium motor fuel (M-95) exports rose
significantly by 102.4%, reaching 560.4 thousand barrels. Diesel exports
declined by 52%, recording 1,019.2 thousand barrels compared to 2,121.8 thousand
barrels in the same period last year. Jet fuel exports also dropped by 16.9%,
from 1,338.4 million barrels at the end of February 2024 to 1,112 thousand
barrels at the end of February 2025.

As for LPG,
exports saw a sharp decline of 82%, reaching 26.6 thousand barrels by the end
of February 2025, compared to 147.6 thousand barrels at the end of February
2024.

In the
petrochemicals sector, benzene exports recorded a slight increase of 0.6%,
reaching 25.3 thousand metric tons by the end of February 2025, compared to
25.2 thousand metric tons in the same period of 2024. Paraxylene exports rose
by 10.9%, reaching 113.6 thousand metric tons compared to 102.4 thousand metric
tons by the end of last February. Polypropylene exports also increased by 11%,
reaching 39.2 thousand metric tons, compared to 35.3 thousand metric tons
during the same period in 2024.

—Ends/AG