Muscat: The statistics revealed that production of regular (91) octane gasoline fell sharply by 22.8 percent to 3.421 million barrels during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 4.434 million barrels in the same period of 2025. Sales of the fuel also dipped by 1.5 percent to 3.791 million barrels, while exports plunged by 61.5 percent to 415,400 barrels.
In contrast, premium (95) gasoline production rose by 9.5 percent to 3.503 million barrels, with sales increasing by 5.9 percent to 3.502 million barrels.
Diesel production remained relatively stable, recording a slight increase of 0.3 percent to 18.011 million barrels by the end of March 2026. Diesel sales grew by 5 percent to 4.434 million barrels, while exports rose marginally by 0.8 percent to 14.886 million barrels.
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Jet fuel posted one of the strongest performances during the period, with production climbing 8.4 percent to 6.684 million barrels. Sales surged by 19.9 percent to 1.127 million barrels, while exports increased by 7.6 percent to 5.448 million barrels.
Liquefied petroleum gas production declined by 6.1 percent to 2.678 million barrels. However, domestic sales edged up by 1.7 percent to 994,900 barrels, while exports slipped 2.1 percent to 824,500 barrels.
Naphtha production increased by 1.1 percent to 9.001 million barrels. Its sales rose significantly by 13.3 percent to 3.612 million barrels, although exports declined by 2.9 percent to 5.922 million barrels.
Production of other refinery products rose by 3.5 percent to 10.053 million barrels. While domestic sales fell by 18.9 percent to 7.037 million barrels, exports jumped by 46.1 percent to 3.812 million barrels.
The report also highlighted growth in several petrochemical products. Gasoline production increased by 17.6 percent to 52,600 metric tons, while exports rose by 10.5 percent to 47,900 metric tons.
Paraxylene production recorded a 14.3 percent increase, reaching 160,500 metric tons, though exports declined by 6.6 percent to 161,100 metric tons.
Meanwhile, polypropylene production dropped significantly by 34.8 percent to 51,100 metric tons. Despite the decline in output, domestic sales rose by 26.6 percent to 9,600 metric tons, while exports fell by 22.8 percent to 47,200 metric tons.
