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Talal AL AWFI

Group CEO

OQ SAOC

As the largest integrated energy group in Oman, the OQ Group has an inherent responsibility to attract investors, especially in the energy industry.
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OQ

An integrated energy giant

OQ is the umbrella organisation for all of Oman’s hydrocarbons investments and activities across the the value chain. The company’s branches operate nationally, regionally and globally in sectors such as E&P, refining, chemicals and petrochemicals.

  • New entity: OQ was created with the merging of Oman Oil Company, state refiner Orpic and seven domestic energy players – an integration that began in 2018 and continued through 2020.
  • Component pieces: the seven firms include upstream player OOCEP, Oman Gas, Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries, Salalah Methanol, Oman Trading International, oxo intermediates and derivatives producer Oxea and Salalah Liquified Petroleum Gas.

Company website: oq.com

OQ in figures

Countries in which OQ operates:16

Countries where OQ fuels and chemicals are sold:60

OQ features

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Anas Meerza of National Technology Enterprises Company talks about introducing renewables technologies in Kuwait.

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TotalEnergies, OQ reach FID on Marsa LNG in Oman
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TotalEnergies, OQ reach FID on Marsa LNG in Oman
Oman - April 22, 2024

TotalEnergies and OQ have launched the Marsa LNG project in Oman.

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Oman’s OQ8 (Duqm) Refinery - project highlight
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Oman’s OQ8 (Duqm) Refinery: project highlight
Oman - March 30, 2024

Oman's 230,000-bpd OQ8 (Duqm) Refinery began running at full capacity in February 2024, sourcing crude mainly from Kuwait.

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Oman’s Duqm Refinery inaugurated
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Oman’s Duqm Refinery inaugurated
Oman - February 08, 2024

OQ Group and Kuwait Petroleum International have inaugurated the OQ8 refinery located in Oman.

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UAE - December 13, 2023

Irfan Mulla, chairman and CEO of Taj Al Mulook, and Shaikh Rafeeque Qureshi, the company’s COO, talk to The Energy Year about how their company has developed its…

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Zaheer Juddy, CEO and founder of AIMS Group of Companies, talks to The Energy Year about the critical nature of sulphur removal and processing in the UAE and the…

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Oman - August 31, 2023

Sadiq Sulaiman, CEO of Arabian Industries, talks to The Energy Year about the demand for EPC services in Oman and the company’s activities in oil and gas. Arabian…

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Building a biofuels ecosystem in Oman
Oman - August 24, 2023

Maher Al Habsi, CEO of Wakud, talks to The Energy Year about the key challenges and solutions in making biofuels more competitive in Oman and the company’s…

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