Sunday 13 / September / 2026
Muscat: Total refinery products in the Sultanate of Oman reached 129.08 million barrels by the end of last July, a decrease of 3.7 percent compared to the same period in 2025.
The latest preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated a decrease in total automotive fuel production by 1.4 percent by the end of July 2026. The statistics also showed a decline in regular automotive fuel (M91) production by 4.5 percent to reach 9,629,700 barrels by the end of July 2026, compared to 10,088,600 barrels during the same period in 2025. Its sales also decreased by 4.6 percent to record 10,038,800 barrels compared to the same period in 2025, while its exports increased by 9.8 percent to reach 1,984,500 barrels.
On the other hand, production of premium automotive fuel (M95) rose by 2.6 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 8,319,200 barrels, compared to 8,108,800 barrels during the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, its sales fell by 10.6 percent to reach 8,855,100 barrels, compared to 9,899,900 barrels. Its exports also dropped by 33.9 percent to reach 362,900 barrels, compared to 549,100 barrels.
Gas oil (diesel) production recorded a decline of 6.8 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 43,305,400 barrels, compared to 46,475,500 barrels during the same period in 2025. Its sales also dropped by 8.3 percent to reach 11,112,700 barrels, compared to 12,116,800 barrels, and its exports fell by 11.8 percent to record 33,326,500 barrels, compared to 377,782,500 barrels.
Aviation fuel production saw an increase of 12 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 16,788,400 barrels, compared to 14,988,200 barrels during the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, its sales fell by 9.2 percent to reach 2,567,600 barrels, compared to 2,827,400 barrels, while its exports rose by 27.4 percent to reach 14,516,800 barrels, compared to 11,390,700 barrels.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production fell by 3.3 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 6,456,200 barrels, compared to 6,677,700 barrels during the same period in 2025. Its sales also decreased by 22 percent to reach 1,764,500 barrels, compared to 2,261,700 barrels. Conversely, its exports recorded a 3.9 percent increase to reach 2,057,300 barrels, compared to 1,980,300 barrels.
Conversely, naphtha production rose by 4.5 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 22,609,400 barrels, compared to 21,646,000 barrels during the same period in 2025. Its sales also increased by 3.2 percent to record 8,333,800 barrels, compared to 8,075,700 barrels, and its exports increased by 2.6 percent to reach 14,658,100 barrels, compared to 144,283,100 barrels.
On the other hand, production of other refinery products dropped by 15.9 percent to reach 21,974,900 barrels by the end of July 2026, compared to 26,121,700 barrels during the same period in 2025. Its sales also declined by 21.7 percent to reach 18,316,800 barrels, compared to 23,407,000 barrels, while its exports decreased by 3.1 percent to reach 5,615,700 barrels, compared to 5,795,600 barrels.
In the petrochemicals sector, statistics showed a 7.3 percent increase in benzene production by the end of July 2026 to reach 109,900 metric tonnes, compared to 102,400 metric tonnes during the same period in 2025. Its exports also rose by 11.3 percent to reach 108,000 metric tonnes.
Paraxylene production also recorded a growth of 9.6 percent to reach 370,500 metric tonnes by the end of July 2026, compared to 338,000 metric tonnes during the same period in 2025, while its exports rose by 1.7 percent to reach 372,400 metric tonnes, compared to 366,100 metric tonnes.
Meanwhile, polypropylene production decreased by 25.4 percent to reach 149,900 metric tonnes, compared to 200,800 metric tonnes during the same period in 2025. Despite the decline in production, polypropylene sales rose by 32.1 percent to reach 23,500 metric tonnes, compared to 177,800 metric tonnes. Conversely, its exports fell by 17.9 percent to reach 122,300 metric tonnes, compared to 148,900 metric tonnes.
