| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $584.4M | +5.6% | 67 | $3.81M | -34.4% | 116 |
| Automation and Robotics | $286.3M | +1.9% | 64 | $3.03M | -29.6% | 106 |
| Pumps and Valves | $627.3M | -3.4% | 58 | $5.96M | -31.5% | 100 |
| Material Handling | $318.7M | +7.9% | 54 | $5.60M | -28.3% | 86 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $79.0M | -2.9% | 85 | $67565.00 | -44.9% | 153 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $2.23B | -8.8% | 71 | $4.57B | +1.9% | 51 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $477.5M | -8.3% | 89 | $54.4M | -16.8% | 93 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $688.6M | -4.3% | 91 | $1.73B | +8.0% | 47 |
| Packaging | $118.2M | -11.0% | 113 | $61.2M | -10.1% | 86 |
| Industrial Textiles | $73.4M | +4.3% | 84 | $1.54M | -22.7% | 104 |
| Electrical Equipment | $692.7M | -2.1% | 76 | $289.9M | -6.8% | 68 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $329.3M | +9.7% | 63 | $540K | -48.9% | 142 |
| Automotive Components | $403.3M | -1.0% | 78 | $52.9M | -22.7% | 79 |
| Aerospace Components | $382.4M | +0.4% | 53 | $30.5M | -26.9% | 72 |
| Medical Devices | $154.1M | -2.9% | 88 | $7.21M | -17.2% | 95 |
| Construction Materials | $237.0M | -14.2% | 87 | $406.8M | -2.4% | 52 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $363.6M | -2.6% | 67 | $8.43M | -19.4% | 85 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $217.7M | -6.7% | 62 | $4.65M | -35.2% | 90 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $63.0M | -10.4% | 72 | $414K | -35.1% | 113 |
| Mining Equipment | $423.8M | +0.6% | 61 | $197.6M | +17.9% | 45 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
SLB signed two five-year contracts with Petroleum Development Oman to supply wellheads and artificial lift equipment for Block 6, Oman's largest oil and gas concession. SLB will also support local gate valve manufacturing within six months of commencement.
SLB signed two five-year contracts with Petroleum Development Oman to supply wellheads and artificial lift equipment, including ESPs and PCPs, for Block 6, with local production of wellheads and gate valves in Oman.
Petroleum Development Oman has awarded Lufkin Industries a multi-year performance contract to deliver rod driven progressive cavity pumping systems across the Marmul and RTQ fields in Oman.
Petroleum Development Oman has awarded Lufkin Industries a multi-year performance contract to supply rod driven progressive cavity pump systems and services for the Marmul-Rahab-Thuleilat-Qaharir fields in South Oman.
SLB won two five-year contracts from Petroleum Development Oman to supply wellheads and artificial lift pumps for Block-6, with local manufacturing at Rusayl and Nizwa. The announcement was dated February 6, 2026.
SLB was awarded two five-year contracts by Petroleum Development Oman to supply wellheads and artificial lift pumps for Block-6, with wellheads produced at Rusayl and ESPs assembled at Nizwa, announced January 28, 2026.
Metso signed an agreement to supply grinding, beneficiation and slurry pump equipment for Jinnan Iron & Steel's greenfield iron ore concentrator in Sohar, Oman, designed for 12.6 million tonnes annually, with operations expected in 2027. The order value was not disclosed.
Oman's United Engineering Services was awarded a contract by Masirah Oil Limited for an offshore production facility and related services at Block 50. The package was designed, fabricated and commissioned within three months.
Alpek agreed to buy 100% of OCTAL Holding SAOC for US$620 million on a debt-free basis, adding over one million tons of PET sheet, recycling, packaging and resin capacity across sites in Oman, the US and Saudi Arabia.
A Oman-China joint piping factory by Hongtong Dukm Piping Company opened in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, the first project in the China-Oman Industrial Park, covering 60,000 m² and making hydrocarbon fluid pipes.
BP Oman has extended its contract with Yokogawa Oman, which has provided project lifecycle support for BP's block 61 gas project since August 2017. The extension was reported on 15 December 2020.
Grundfos is supplying submersible pumps, controllers and cloud-enabled Grundfos Remote Management systems to the Al Mouj developer for The Wave waterfront community in Oman. The project is valued at 3.5 billion US dollars overall.
Mazoon Dairy and SIG Combibloc Obeikan announced the launch of liquid dairy and juice products in SIG combiblocSlimline and combiblocMini carton packs in Oman. The launch was announced on 2020-09-09.
SIG Combibloc Obeikan won a contract to supply aseptic carton packs to Mazoon Dairy, Oman's largest integrated dairy company, which launched a full range of liquid dairy products in them.
Spanish valve maker Ampo Poyam Valves is designing and manufacturing more than 3,000 severe service gate, globe and check valves for the Duqm Refinery in Oman. The refinery's process units were awarded to a Tecnicas Reunidas and Daewoo consortium.
Ampo Poyam Valves is designing and manufacturing more than 3,000 severe-service gate, globe and check valves for the Duqm refinery in Oman. The valves are supplied to EPC contractor Tecnicas Reunidas and Daewoo for the joint venture refinery.
OCTAL, the largest global PET sheet and resin manufacturer on a single site, secured US$625 million of banking facilities to fund capex expansion at its locations in Oman, USA and Saudi Arabia.
Petrofac secured a new contract and additional scope of work from Petroleum Development Oman with a combined value of about $130 million. The work covers gas wells and pipelines for the Mabrouk North East and Yibal Khuff projects.
Petroleum Development Oman and Schlumberger opened the Oman Assembly, Repair and Inspection Centre in Nizwa, investing $26 million. The facility makes electric submersible pumps and gauges, can produce 25 to 60 ESP strings per month, and employs 20 Omanis initially.
T-T Flow supplied 140 precision machined stainless steel valves, including gate, swing check and air valves and dismantling joints, for the government berth infrastructure at Duqm Port in Oman. The article reports the infrastructure phase at £110M but does not state the value of the valve order.
Baker Hughes won a contract to supply nearly 1,000 Masoneilan control valves and Consolidated safety relief valves for the greenfield Duqm Refinery in Oman, a 230,000 barrel-per-day project.
Siemens signed a 200 million euro contract to supply gas and steam turbines, power generation and digital services for the Duqm Integrated Power and Water project in Oman, which will have 326 MW of capacity and 36,000 cubic metres of desalinated water per day, with a 25-year service contract.
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction won the contract for a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Al Sharqiyah, Oman, developed by Asilah Desalination Company with an investment of $203 million. The plant is due to start operation in 2021 and produce nearly 80,000 cubic metres per day.
Metso supplied 400 Neles emergency shutdown valves, sized 6 to 40 inches, for an ethylene cracker at Orpic's Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex in Sohar, Oman. The delivery was reported on November 10, 2017.
Changbao Oman Oil Pipe Company opened a $20 million tubing threading and finishing plant in the Sohar Free Zone, supplying oil country tubular goods to Petroleum Development Oman, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes a year.