Muscat – The data revealed that production of regular motor fuel (M-91) surged by 12.9 percent, reaching approximately 2.69 million barrels, up from 2.39 million barrels in the same period last year. Sales of M-91 also saw a modest increase of 1 percent, rising to 2.26 million barrels.
In contrast, production of premium motor fuel (M-95) dropped by 12 percent to around 1.95 million barrels, despite a 3.3 percent increase in sales, which reached 2.12 million barrels by the end of February 2025.

Gas oil (diesel) output saw a decline of 0.5 percent to reach 4.53 million barrels, while sales rose by 1.5 percent to 2.29 million barrels. Aviation fuel production experienced a sharper decline of 13 percent, reaching 1.87 million barrels, with sales falling by 13.7 percent to 641,400 barrels.

Production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) also declined by 5.8 percent to 1.12 million barrels. However, sales of LPG recorded a strong growth of 17 percent, reaching 629,100 barrels.

In the petrochemicals sector, benzene production recorded a slight increase of 1.1 percent, totalling 28,700 metric tons, while paraxylene output dropped by 10.7 percent to 89,400 metric tons. Polypropylene production also fell by 6.5 percent to 54,500 metric tons, although sales of the product jumped by 88.3 percent, reaching 3,600 metric tons.

On the export front, Oman witnessed a significant 50.1 percent drop in M-91 fuel exports, which fell to 251,800 barrels. In contrast, M-95 exports more than doubled, increasing by 102.4 percent to 560,400 barrels. Diesel exports plummeted by 52 percent to 1.02 million barrels, while jet fuel exports decreased by 16.9 percent to 1.11 million barrels. LPG exports experienced the sharpest fall, plunging 82 percent to 26,600 barrels.

Petrochemical exports showed a more positive trend. Gasoline exports edged up slightly by 0.6 percent to 25,300 metric tons. Paraxylene exports increased by 10.9 percent to 113,600 metric tons, and polypropylene exports rose by 11 percent to reach 39,200 metric tons.