13 February 2012
MUSCAT -- Oman Oil Marketing Company (omanoil) has signed an agreement with local community contractor, Port City Development (PCD), for the establishment of a state-of-the-art forecourt located in Sohar's industrial area which will feature a filling station, ahlain convenience store and quick service restaurants to serve a perpetually growing demand. omanoil's strategised retail network is matching the country's aspiring economic development for a sustainable future while providing its customers throughout the Sultanate with excellent products and services.

"The newest addition to our growing retail network realises our commitment to the nation and its people by enriching projects that fulfil His Majesty's Vision 2020. By aligning and assimilating the nation's ambitions with our own, we are pursuing parallel paths of progress and contributing to the nation's economic and social advancement," said Hussain bin Jama al Ishaqi, omanoil Retail General Manager.

"We will harness our strategic location in Sohar's flourishing port and meet customer demands for quality products and innovative services through our philosophy of convenient one-stop-shopping experiences."
The first-rate infrastructure of Sohar's Industrial Port and advantageous geographic location is driving Oman's vision for economic diversification. The port is a project inspiring an internationally recognised and robust Omani economy that is transforming the Al Batinah Governorate into the country's industrial and economic powerhouse.

omanoil's forecourts are built to the highest industry specifications for construction and HSSE, ensuring efficient and cost-effective construction of quality design and resulting in a premier standard of finish. The pioneering fuel and lubricants marketing company is considered a leader in institutionalising concrete hard stands around pump islands and in implementing non-metallic double-skin pipes, in addition to double-skin retail underground tanks with leak detection system in all filling stations as a preventative measure against pollution.

omanoil encompasses a growing network of 132 filling stations and 74 ahlain convenience stores across the Sultanate. The company remains committed to empowering customers with greater choice of quality-integrated products and services, with convenience stores operating 24 hours that feature on-site ATM machines and QSRs that include some of the world's most iconic names such as Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins.

© Oman Daily Observer 2012