Oman has begun commissioning and testing its new 230,000 b/d Duqm refinery ahead of the start of commercial operations by the end of the year, head of bunkers at state-owned Oman Oil Marketing (OOMCO) Christophe El Kati said on 9 February. The refinery - operated by OQ8, a 50:50 joint venture between Omani and Kuwaiti state-owned firms OQ and KPI - will primarily produce diesel, jet fuel naphtha and LPG, and its feedstock will comprise 65pc Kuwaiti crude and 35pc Omani crude. Speaking at a Middle East bunkering convention in Dubai, El Kati said the refinery is expected to bring “more traffic” to the port of Duqm.
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