The OQ8 (OQ 50%, KPI 50%) joint venture that operates the 255,000 b/d Duqm refinery in Oman imported its first crude from Nigeria this week, Kpler shows. A cargo of Bonny Light arrived at the Ras Markaz import terminal on 3 April, and an unspecified crude and condensate cargo arrived from Fujairah on 6 April.
Before the Iran war, Duqm refinery primarily relied on baseload volumes from its joint-venture partner Kuwait alongside periodic volumes from elsewhere in the Gulf (MEES, 13 March). This trade has dried up due to the disruption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing OQ8 to branch out. (CONTINUED - 98 WORDS)