Oman
Population (World Bank): 4,644,384 (2023)
Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 6,5% (2022)
Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 980 Mb/d (2021)
Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 60
2021 Resource Governance Index Score (NRGI): Not Available
EITI Status: None
Link to economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)
Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:
Mining Code, 2020
Renewable energy local content policy documents:
In-Country Value (ICV) Policy via Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP)
Local Content Relevant News:
September 2024 - Ministry launches programme to boost local content in energy and minerals sectors
December 2020 – Oman’s Journey to In-Country Value: An Approach to Local Content that Works for Government and the Private Sector
May 2016 – New Regulations Aim to Boost Mining Investment in Oman
Analysis and Case Studies:
Hackenbruch (2022) – Accelerating Localization through Adjacent Cluster Sector Strategies in the MENA region
Alhajri (2021) – Local Content Development as a Sustainable National Economic Strategy: Lessons Learned from Oman’s Oil and Gas Industry
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – How to Develop a Flexible Long-Term Collaborative Approach to Job Creation and Supplier Development
Ryan and Macdonald (2020) – Oman’s Journey to In-Country Value: An Approach to Local Content that Works for Government and the Private Sector
Damilola Olawuyi (2018) – Local Content Requirements in Oil and Gas Contracts: Regional Trends in the Middle East and North Africa (Paywall)
Jered Talkin (2016) – Downstream Beneficiation Case Study: Oman