Duqm Refinery

A 230,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Duqm, OM, operated by OQ8. Nelson Complexity 13.

Record

Rated capacity

230,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)

Nelson Complexity Index

13

Status

Damaged

Operator

OQ8

Supplier graph

bomforge.com/companies/oq8-duqm

Coordinates

19.6700, 57.7200

Notes

News from March 11, 2026 explicitly states 'Operations Suspended at Oman Port as Drones Hit Fuel Tanks' indicating drone attacks on fuel infrastructure at Duqm port/refinery complex. This represents a clear operational disruption from the previous 'operational' status.

What coverage reports

131 days since one was reported

Duqm's Hydrocarbon Sector in 2026: Why a Suspended Refinery Made the Talent Problem Worse, Not Better
2026-04-12 · 1 publisher filed it

3 reported in 12 months

conflict 2 · operations 1

2024-092026-08

stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

1. 22 Jun 2026 General Low
   ZAWYA: Arab oil refining output up 2mln bpd after launch of Duqm refinery
   TradingView · matched duqm
2. 22 Jun 2026 General Low
   Arab Oil Refining Capacity Surges to 11.6 Million bpd by End of 2025, Driven by Oman's Duqm Refinery
   IndexBox · matched duqm
3. 6 Jun 2026 General Low
   Duqm Refinery posts RO 106 million EBITDA in 2025
   Oman Observer · matched duqm
4. 21 May 2026 General Low
   Duqm Refinery achieves $7bln revenue in 2025
   Zawya · matched duqm
5. 9 May 2026 General Low
   Duqm Refinery posts EBITDA of RO 106 million in 2025
   Oman Observer · matched duqm
6. 23 Apr 2026 General Low
   How many employees work at Duqm Refinery?
   Revelio Labs · matched duqm
7. 12 Apr 2026 Operations Critical
   Duqm's Hydrocarbon Sector in 2026: Why a Suspended Refinery Made the Talent Problem Worse, Not Better
   KiTalent · matched duqm
8. 4 Mar 2026 Conflict Critical
   Drone Hits Fuel Tank At Oman’s Duqm Port, Causing Fire & Injuring A Port Worker
   Marine Insight · matched duqm
9. 3 Mar 2026 Conflict Critical
   Duqm Refinery unaffected by drone attack on Port of Duqm
   Arab Times Kuwait News · matched duqm
10. 3 Mar 2026 General Low
    Drones target Duqm refinery in Oman
    Times Kuwait · matched duqm
11. 28 Feb 2026 General Low
    Oman's Duqm refinery units running at full capacity
    middle-east-online.com · matched duqm
12. 22 Feb 2026 General Low
    Kuwait, Oman to move ahead with Duqm petrochemicals complex: Report
    ZAWYA · matched duqm
13. 9 Feb 2026 General Low
    Oman: Duqm Refinery exports 633 shipments since operations began
    ZAWYA · matched duqm
14. 9 Feb 2026 General Low
    OQ and Kuwait Petroleum International Reinforce Commitment to Duqm Petrochemical Complex
    ChemAnalyst · matched duqm
15. 7 Feb 2026 General Low
    OQ & Kuwait Petroleum International seal landmark Duqm petrochemical deal
    Indian Chemical News · matched duqm
16. 7 Feb 2026 Expansion Medium
    Duqm Refinery strengthens performance, expands output
    Oman Observer · matched duqm
17. 7 Feb 2026 General Low
    Duqm Refinery exports 633 shipments since operations began
    Muscat Daily + 1 other outlet · matched duqm
18. 7 Feb 2026 General Low
    Duqm Refinery tops production capacity
    Times of Oman · matched duqm
19. 6 Feb 2026 General Low
    OQ and Kuwait Petroleum sign PDA for Duqm petrochemical complex project
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched duqm
20. 5 Feb 2026 General Low
    Duqm Refinery charts next growth phase after capacity boost
    Oman Observer · matched duqm
21. 4 Feb 2026 General Low
    OQ, Kuwait Petroleum sign deal for Duqm petrochemical project
    Muscat Daily · matched duqm
22. 26 Nov 2025 General Low
    IPIC, OOC to Select FEED for $6 Billion Al-Duqm Refinery Project by August 2012
    Industrial Info Resources · matched duqm
23. 9 Nov 2025 General Low
    Oman's Duqm Refinery: A model for sustainable industry
    ZAWYA · matched duqm
24. 8 Nov 2025 General Low
    Duqm Refinery: A model for sustainable industry
    Oman Observer · matched duqm
25. 8 Nov 2025 Expansion Low
    Duqm Refinery eyes 10% capacity increase
    Muscat Daily · matched duqm
26. 3 Sep 2025 Expansion Low
    Oman's Duqm refinery considers further capacity upgrade: CEO
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched duqm
27. 2 Aug 2025 General Low
    Dangote Appoints Ex-Duqm Refinery Chief David Bird as CEO of Petroleum, Petrochemicals Business
    Arise News + 1 other outlet · matched duqm
28. 1 Aug 2025 General Low
    Nigeria’s Dangote drafts Duqm CEO to overcome refining challenges
    S&P Global · matched duqm
29. 29 Jul 2025 General Low
    Duqm Refinery hits milestone with 500th export shipment
    Kuwait Times · matched duqm
30. 28 Jul 2025 General Low
    Duqm Refinery celebrates export of 500th shipment of oil products
    Times of Oman · matched duqm
31. 15 Jul 2025 General Low
    Kuwaiti Eng Abdullah Al-Ajmi appointed CEO of Duqm Refinery
    Times Kuwait · matched duqm
32. 1 May 2025 Operations Low
    Duqm refinery enhances sulfur processing with IPCO technology
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched duqm
33. 23 Apr 2025 General Low
    Duqm refinery fuels $6.5bn growth in Oman’s oil exports
    Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI · matched duqm
34. 9 Apr 2025 General Low
    Duqm Refinery Secures $4 Billion from Shareholder Guarantees
    english.aawsat.com + 1 other outlet · matched duqm
35. 8 Apr 2025 General Low
    Duqm Refinery passes lender reliability test, secures shareholder guarantees
    Kuwait Times · matched duqm
36. 26 Mar 2025 General Low
    Oman’s exports rise after Duqm refinery comes online
    Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI · matched duqm
37. 24 Feb 2025 General Low
    Oman's Duqm refinery expands by 10%, reaches 255kbpd: CEO
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched duqm
38. 12 Oct 2024 General Low
    Q8, OQ win best Gulf cooperation award for Al-Duqm refinery
    Kuwait Times · matched duqm
39. 1 Oct 2024 General Low
    Duqm petrochemical complex study nears completion
    Zawya · matched duqm
40. 24 Jul 2024 General Low
    Oman: Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company LLC achieves major milestone
    Zawya · matched duqm
41. 27 Mar 2024 General Low
    Oman maintains crude export volumes despite Duqm reaching capacity
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched duqm
42. 19 Mar 2024 General Low
    Sheikh Mishal and Sultan Haitham inaugurate $9bn Al-Duqm Refinery
    Kuwait Times · matched duqm
43. 15 Feb 2024 General Low
    Oman's Duqm refinery reaches 230,000 bpd capacity
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched duqm
44. 14 Feb 2024 General Low
    INTERVIEW: Oman's Duqm refinery plans to exceed capacity, mulls upgrading naphtha product
    spglobal.com · matched duqm
45. 8 Feb 2024 General Low
    Oman and Kuwait leaders inaugurate Duqm refinery
    MEED + 1 other outlet · matched duqm
46. 7 Feb 2024 General Low
    Al-Duqm refinery reflects Gulf's pioneering role in oil industry - Min. - General - 07/02/2024
    kuna.net.kw · matched duqm
47. 7 Feb 2024 General Low
    Duqm Refinery set to change global energy landscape
    The Arab Weekly · matched duqm
48. 7 Feb 2024 General Low
    Oman’s Duqm refinery finds plenty of buyers before official start
    S&P Global · matched duqm
49. 6 Feb 2024 General Low
    Duqm Refinery set to change the Gulf energy landscape
    Oil Review Middle East + 2 other outlets · matched duqm
50. 6 Feb 2024 General Low
    Sultan of Oman, Emir of Kuwait to Inaugurate $9 Bn Duqm Refinery on Wednesday
    english.aawsat.com + 1 other outlet · matched duqm
51. 6 Feb 2024 General Low
    Oman’s Duqm refinery units running at full capacity ahead of inauguration
    The Arab Weekly · matched duqm
52. 6 Feb 2024 General Low
    Duqm refinery, a $9 billion joint venture between Oman and Kuwait to launch tomorrow
    Economy Middle East · matched duqm
53. 24 Dec 2023 General Low
    Oman-Kuwait JV approves EPC contractors to start on Duqm refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched duqm
54. 13 Dec 2023 General Low
    Oman-Kuwait JV lets contract for Duqm refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched duqm
55. 16 Nov 2023 Expansion Medium
    Duqm Refinery one of 6 projects totaling $10.3bn completed by Oman Investment Authority
    Arab News PK · matched duqm
56. 22 Sep 2023 General Low
    Duqm Refinery commercial operations by year-end
    Oman Observer · matched duqm
57. 21 Sep 2023 Expansion Low
    Oman's Duqm refinery completes start-up, sees commercial ops by year-end
    Zawya · matched duqm
58. 13 Sep 2023 General Low
    Oman’s new Duqm refinery ships first diesel cargo during trial runs: Report
    Al Arabiya English · matched duqm
59. 17 Aug 2023 General Low
    OQ8’s Duqm Refinery: How the cross-border milestone will transform the Middle East oil industry
    Oil & Gas Middle East · matched duqm
60. 31 Jul 2023 General Low
    Petrofac reveals major updates for Oman’s $8.5 million Duqm refinery
    Oil & Gas Middle East · matched duqm

44 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.