Mina al Fahal is a coastal area in the northeast of Oman, near to the country's capital, Muscat. It is a key area for the country's petroleum operations. Royal Dutch/Shell's Omani operations, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), are based at Mina al Fahal, and the Oman Refinery Company (ORC) has a 85,000 b/d oil refinery located here. Refinery products are loaded on to tankers off Mina Al Fahal by subsea pipeline.

External links

• History of Petroleum Development Oman (http://www.pdo.co.om/pdo/templates/textboxenglish.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fPDO%2fAboutPdo%2fHistory%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b7ECF7A60-0EEF-4F28-A1E8-0C8D286996EC%7d&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest)