Sunday 01 / June / 2025
Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that with 158 petrol filling stations by the end of 2019. Muscat governorate recorded the largest number of filling stations in the Sultanate of Oman.
It is followed by North Al Batinah governorate with 104 filling stations, then by Al Dakhiliyah governorate with 72, Dhofar governorate with 67 and South Al Batinah governorate with 56 filling stations. The number of filling stations in North Al Sharqiyah governorate reached 47, to be followed by South Al Sharqiyah governorate with 43 and Al Dhahirah governorate with 35 filling stations. By the end of the year 2019, the number of filling stations in Al Wusta governorate reached 35, in Al Buraimi governorate 20 and in Musandam governorate 11 filling stations.
The Professional and Oil Licensing and Agencies Department of the ministry said that the governorates of Muscat and the North Al Batinah have the largest number of petrol filling stations due to their massive economic activities.
The number of temporary licenses given last year was 23 licenses and was distributed according to the governorates of the Sultanate. The number of fuel filling stations of the projects implemented during 2019 reached 41, of which 38 were of the Oman Oil, two were of Al Maha and one of Shell Oman. During this period, there were total 51 applications submitted for private filling stations, said the ministry.
According to the ministry, there were 10 new licenses given to the LPG warehouses in all governorates of the Sultanate last year. With the number of such licenses given in the Sultanate reached 457. This include 87 of North Al-Batinah Governorate, 46 of Muscat governorate, 30 of Musandam governorate, 20 of Al Buraimi governorate, 74 of Al Dakhiliyah governorate, 87 of North Al Batinah Governorate, 52 of South Al Batinah Governorate, 50 of South Al Sharqiyah Governorate, 42 of North Al Sharqiyah governorate, 41 of Dhahirah governorate and 14 licenses of Al Wusta Governorate.
