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Oman - April 24, 2018
Oman Trading International, majority-owned by Oman Oil Company (70%), has finalised a contract to export 1 million tonnes per year of LNG to Bangladesh, international…
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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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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
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Oman - April 16, 2026
OQEP has agreed to acquire a 35% non-operated participating interest in Oman's Block 27 from Mitsui.
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Oman - February 13, 2026
Petronas has signed a new concession deal for offshore Block 18 in Oman, deepening its #upstream collaboration with OQEP.
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Oman - February 12, 2026
Ghalib Al Maamari of OQ Alternative Energy talks about paving the way for decarbonisation and a balanced energy mix in Oman.
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Oman - February 10, 2026
Harssha Shetty of Jindal Steel Oman talks about progress towards becoming one of the largest contributors to Oman's non-oil GDP.
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Oman - April 09, 2018
BP will develop the second phase of Oman’s giant Khazzan gasfield with its partner, Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production (OOCEP), the super-major announced on…
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Oman - February 15, 2018
Saipem has received a USD 750-million EPC contract to work on the Duqm refinery in Oman, the Italian EPC firm announced on Thursday.
“We welcome with particular…
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Kuwait - January 15, 2018
Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) has completed its purchase of a 50% stake in Oman’s Duqm refinery, local media reported on Sunday.
On April 10, 2017,…
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Oman - November 14, 2017
Eni signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) for Block 52 offshore Oman and farmed out a 30% interest to Qatar Petroleum (QP), the Italian major…
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Oman - September 25, 2017
Super-major BP has brought the onshore Khazzan tight gas project in Oman on stream, the company announced on Monday.
“The start of production from Khazzan, BP’s…
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Oman - September 19, 2017
Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production (OOCEP) has sealed a USD 1-billion finance facility deal with global financiers including Credit Suisse and ING, local media…
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Oman - August 07, 2017
Three EPC packages for the Duqm Refinery have been awarded, Omani media reported on Saturday.
A first package, for building the refinery’s main processing plants,…
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Abu Dhabi - June 16, 2017
Yves Kervren, managing director onshore/offshore in the Middle East at TechnipFMC, talks to TOGY about the company’s recent activities in Abu Dhabi and the merger…
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