Shams Al-Shomoos Refinery
Shams Al-Shomoos Oil Refining Company
Shams Al-Shomoos Oil Refining Company (Private Joint Stock) was established in 2025 by the private sector with the aim of investing in upstream oil and gas drilling and extraction industries, as well as downstream refining and petrochemical industries. The company seeks to leverage the country’s strong market and product development potential to create opportunities for the active participation of producers in the downstream oil industry, both in the short and long term.
Following field assessments, expert evaluations, and comparative studies at the regional and national levels, and after reviewing dozens of proposed plans and projects, the construction of a condensate and crude oil refinery in Oman’s AlDuqm Free Zone was ultimately approved.
Project Designer and Executive
SEDIN Engineering Co., Ltd
(China)
China Second Design Institute of Chemical Industry (SEDIN), a national engineering ompany and a member of China National Chemical Engineering (Group) Corporation has national class A qualification certificates for engineering design, EPC project contracting, etc.
SEDIN has expertise and technical advantages in such industries as petrochemical, petroleum/natural gas, organic chemical, coal-based chemical, inorganic chemical, fine chemical, pharmaceutical, pesticides, coking, etc.
Main Activities
- Supplying all equipment for oil and gas refineries
- Designing and executing all oil and gas refinery construction and development projects
- Repair, maintenance, and servicing of all oil and gas refinery equipment
- Designing and executing all oil and gas pipeline projects
- Repair, maintenance, and servicing of oil and gas pipelines
- Designing and executing gas station construction projects, as well as repair and maintenance of their equipment
- Supplying all downhole and surface equipment for oil and gas wells
- Supplying offshore and onshore oil drilling rigs
- Repair, maintenance, and servicing of all rigs and oil well equipment
- Executing drilling and exploration projects for oil and gas wells on land and at sea
- Operating oil and gas wells
- Developing oil and gas fields on land and at sea
- Conducting geological studies of oil fields
Geographical Location
Project Duration
5 Years (60 Months)
1st Phase
100000 Barrels per Day Capacity
48 Months (Four Years)
More than 700 Direct and 1000 Indirect Employments
48 Months (Four Years)
More than 700 Direct and 1000 Indirect Employments
2nd Phase
100000 Barrels per Day Capacity
48 Months (One year after the start of the 1st phase, for four years)
More than 700 Direct and 1000 Indirect Employments
48 Months (One year after the start of the 1st phase, for four years)
More than 700 Direct and 1000 Indirect Employments
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Refinery Role in Region Development
In the conducted evaluations, AlDuqm Free Zone was selected for the establishment of a petro-refinery and hydrocarbon production facility due to its numerous advantages.
- Infrastructure development and regional upliftment
- Access to feedstock supply from foreign sources such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait
- Encouraging private sector investment
- Attracting and managing both small- and large-scale investments in the region
- Job creation (direct employment: over 1,400 people; indirect employment: over 2,000 people)
- Ability to recruit specialized workforce locally, eliminating additional costs associated with offshore personnel
- Strategic location for product distribution
- Utilization of advanced technology and technical expertise
- Increase in Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Reduction of crude oil exports and enhancement of foreign exchange earnings
- Expansion of gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum product production capacity in the country
- Support for local skilled workers and national investments, covering up to 20%
- Feedstock supply for subsidiary manufacturing units and downstream industries
- Production of Euro 5 standard products with the potential for regional and international market supply
Products
| The Product | Carbon Number | Boiling Point Range (oC) | Usage |
| Gas and liquid gas | 1-4 | Less than 30 | Liquid gas, fuel |
| Light oils | 4-6 | 30-900 | Petrochemical feed for chemical production |
| Heavy oils | 6-11 | 90-205 | Production of high octane gasoline, solvents |
| Petrol | 6-12 | 38-210 | Car gasoline, solvents |
| Kerosene | 10-16 | 150-275 | Heating fuel, jet fuel, solvents and paraffinic materials |
| Gasoline | 15-25 | 250-385 | Diesel fuel, feed for cracking unit |
| Oily cut | 20-50 | 300-500 | Industrial oils, motor oil, waxes and greases |
| Fuel oil | 30-70 | 350-600 | Fuel for ships, factories and power plants |
| leftovers | More than 70 | More than 600 | Bitumen (road construction, roofing), petroleum coke |