Fahad’s Al Hadhrami Blog

In Oman we do have three petrol stations Al Maha, Shell or Oman Oil. I made a research asking people which petrol station do you prefer of the three in Sultanate of Oman which are 1) Al Maha, 2) Shell & Oman Oil? The idea started during the period I need to write about something in my blog and could not find one. Once I reached one of the petrol stations to fill patrol why don’t I write about which petrol station do people prefer. During my research I meet people face to face from different ages, nationalities and genders. Furthermore, I had used the online social media which are www.facebook.com and www.linkedin.com. The online tools were useful for collecting information. So, what do you think? Is it Al Maha, Shell or Oman Oil? I had asked 112 people during my research. Shell was the number one in my survey. It had reached 43%. Second was Oman Oil which is 26%. Third was Al Maha which is 11%. The remaining percentage was as following: some participates had re...

Cars are increasing in Sultanate of Oman year after year. The demand of oil products is increasing year after year. Citizens and expatriates driving the car in the country are increasing. Many petrol stations are opening outside Muscat and the petrol stations inside Muscat are doing well. The retail sales had grown 19% in Al Maha in 2008 (Source: Financial Report) and it opened 11 petrol stations. Oman Oil had started 8 petrol Stations in 2008 (Source: Financial Report) Government Rules Government in the Sultanate of Oman do consider that all the individuals who are interested in opening a petrol stations do have a land which is commercial or Residential & Commercial lands and the size to be not less then 2600 m2. And the distance between each petrol station to be 5 Kilometers. The Five Kilometers rule does not apply in Sohar and Salalah (Source: Employee from Al Maha). Those rules are appliciable to the three companies in Oman managed by Ministry of Oil & Gas in the country. B...