THE MIDDLE EAST’S

73. OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP)*

Country: Oman
Sector: Energy
CEO: Ahmed Al Azkawi
Market Value: $5.7 billion
Sales: $2.2 billion
Profits: $848 million
Assets: $4.3 billion

OQEP is Oman’s largest pure-play oil and gas exploration and production company, and the only upstream oil and gas operator owned by the Government of Oman. It has a portfolio of 14 upstream oil and gas assets in Oman. In 2024, it produced 228,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboepd). In October 2024, the company listed 25% of its share capital in an IPO, becoming the largest company on the MSX. The offering was oversubscribed 2.7 times, raising over $2 billion.