Oman refinery could cost more than $7 bln

MUSCAT - Oman’s oil minister said on Sunday a proposed refinery and petrochemical complex on Oman’s south-east coast could cost more than $7 billion to develop.

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Published: Sun 6 May 2007, 7:16 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 10:56 PM

Oman is considering building the refinery, the country’s third, with a capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day, a Ministry of Oil official told Reuters in December. [ID:nL02101136]

International Oil Daily reported in February that the government had hired Britain-based Jacob’s Engineering to advise on the project and said it could cost as much as $7 billion to develop.

“It could be more than that,” Mohammad bin Hamad al-Rumhy told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Muscat when asked about the $7 billion cost. “We are discussing the initial feasibility study of the project submitted by our consultants.”

Oman currently has two state-owned refineries -- Oman Refinery Company with a capacity of 106,000 barrels per day and Sohar Refinery Company with 116,400 barrels per day capacity.


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