Oman
net exporterIts export terminal lies outside the Strait of Hormuz; almost all of its crude goes to China.
Answer
Oman exports about 850 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest buyers are China (84%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil exports, barrels per day
- 850 thousand
- Largest buyer
- China · 84%
- Real risk
- Strait of Malacca · 84%
Where does Oman's oil go?
| Buyer | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| China | 84% | 710 |
| other destinations (not on the map) | 16% | 140 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Oman's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Strait of Malacca (84% of exports).
- Strait of Malacca84% of exports · 710
Real risk: Strait of Malacca – 84% of exports this way. The world's busiest shipping lane, narrow and shallow – risk of collisions, piracy and blockade in a South China Sea conflict.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Oman export?
Produces 1.0 million barrels a day. Uses 21% at home and sells 850 thousand (79%) abroad – one supertanker every 2 days.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Oman: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzOman: supplies keep flowing – yet the price still rises, because oil has one world priceWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacitywnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
Effect on supplies: model of oil routes (2025 flows), stranded = no sea route left on that day.
Main terminal: Mina al Fahal
Sources
- UN Comtrade – crude oil imports by country of origin (HS 2709), as reported by the importing country · 2025
- JODI-Oil – national crude oil production, imports and exports · 2025
- U.S. EIA – crude oil and petroleum products passing through maritime chokepoints · 2023
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CSV and JSON, CC BY 4.0 – credit “chokepoints.io” with a link. Volumes in thousand barrels per day, 2025 annual averages.
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