Oman’s
Total Refinery Production Increases by 12.5 Percent

Muscat,
3 Feb 2026 (ONA) — The total production of refineries in the Sultanate of
Oman recorded a 12.5 percent increase by the end of December 2025, reaching
84,739,200 barrels compared to the end of December 2024, according to
preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and
Information (NCSI).

The
statistics showed that motor fuel production during the month of December 2025
witnessed a slight decrease of 0.1 percent, totaling 2,846,000 barrels compared
to 2,848,600 barrels in November 2025. Specifically, the production of regular
motor fuel (M-91) rose by 19.3 percent to reach 16,775,600 barrels by the end
of December 2025, compared to 14,058,800 barrels during the same period in
2024. Its sales also recorded an increase of 1.1 percent, reaching 14,292,900
barrels compared to 14,140,100 barrels in the corresponding period of 2024,
while its exports decreased by 10.4 percent to stand at 2,299,100 barrels
compared to 2,566,500 barrels by the end of December 2024.

In
contrast, the production of premium motor fuel (M-95) recorded an increase of
20.1 percent, reaching 14,891,500 barrels compared to 12,399,000 barrels during
the same period in 2024. Its sales also rose by 2.4 percent to reach 13,589,800
barrels compared to 13,276,400 barrels by the end of December 2024, while its
exports achieved a growth of 95 percent, reaching 2,035,000 barrels compared to
1,043,400 barrels in the same period last year.

The
production of gas oil (diesel) rose by 12.8 percent, recording 34,468,500
barrels compared to 30,553,400 barrels by the end of December 2024. Its sales
increased by 7.2 percent to reach 15,174,600 barrels compared to 14,150,700
barrels during the same period last year, while its exports rose by 10.8
percent to record 18,286,400 barrels compared to 16,504,700 barrels by the end
of December 2024.

Aviation
fuel production recorded a decrease of 6.6 percent, reaching 10,873,600 barrels
compared to 11,643,700 barrels during the same period in 2024. Its sales also
decreased by 1.7 percent to reach 3,897,700 barrels compared to 3,963,800
barrels last year, in addition to a 10.8 percent decline in its exports, which
stood at 6,768,600 barrels compared to 7,590,300 barrels at the end of December
2024.

Liquefied
Petroleum Gas (LPG) production rose by 16.4 percent to reach 7,730,100 barrels
compared to 6,642,400 barrels in the same period of 2024. Its sales rose by
22.1 percent to reach 3,927,900 barrels compared to 3,216,200 barrels during
the same period in 2024, and its exports increased by 127.4 percent to reach
821,200 barrels compared to 361,100 barrels at the end of December 2024.

Regarding
petrochemicals, statistics indicated that benzene production rose by 7.2
percent, recording 171,900 metric tons compared to 160,300 metric tons during
the same period in 2024. Paraxylene production grew by 16.6 percent, recording
578,900 metric tons by the end of December 2025 compared to 496,400 metric tons
by the end of December 2024. Polypropylene production recorded the highest
growth rate at 81.3 percent, reaching 357,000 metric tons compared to 196,900
metric tons during the same period last year, while its sales rose by 4.4
percent to record 31,300 metric tons compared to 30,000 metric tons in the same
period of 2024.

In
terms of exports, benzene exports rose by 4.5 percent by the end of December
2025 to record 171,100 metric tons compared to 163,800 metric tons at the end
of December 2024. Paraxylene recorded a significant growth of 22.5 percent,
reaching 606,200 metric tons compared to 494,700 metric tons in the same period
last year, while polypropylene exports achieved a notable growth of 66 percent
to reach 263,600 metric tons compared to 158,700 metric tons during the same
period in 2024.

—Ends/AG