Duqm Refinery
{{Short description|Oil refinery in Oman}}
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مصفاة الدقم
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|city=Duqm|operator=OQ8|owner=OQ, Kuwait Petroleum International|founded=|closure=|capacity=|capacity bbl/d=230,000|employees=|ref units=|oil tank=}}Duqm Refinery is an oil refinery at the port town of Duqm in central-eastern Oman, and is expected to have a capacity of 230,000 barrels per day. It is owned and operated by OQ8, a joint venture between OQ, a subsidiary of the Government of Oman, and Kuwait Petroleum International, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.{{Cite web |title=Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Project - NS Energy |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/duqm-refinery-and-petrochemicals-project/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206132014/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/duqm-refinery-and-petrochemicals-project/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Company Profile |url=https://www.oq8.om/about-oq8/company-profile |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=oq8.om |language=en}}
In September 2023, Duqm Refinery completed its start-up processes, and planned to begin commercial operations by the end of the year.{{cite news |last1=Yap |first1=Trixie |last2=El Dahan |first2=Maha |title=Oman's Duqm refinery completes start-up, targets commercial ops by year-end |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/omans-duqm-refinery-completes-start-up-targets-commercial-ops-by-year-end-0 |access-date=15 November 2023 |agency=Reuters |date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116040244/https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/omans-duqm-refinery-completes-start-up-targets-commercial-ops-by-year-end-0 |url-status=live }}
The refinery planned to add another 5% to 10% of output in 2024, and possibly increase its naphtha production.{{cite web |last1=Carpenter |first1=Claudia |title=INTERVIEW: Oman's Duqm refinery plans to exceed capacity, mulls upgrading naphtha product |url=https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/021424-interview-omans-duqm-refinery-plans-to-exceed-capacity-mulls-upgrading-naphtha-product |website=S&P Global |access-date=20 December 2024}}
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Category:Oil refineries in Oman