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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

OQ and OMIFCO sign major granular urea offtake agreement

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MUSCAT, AUG 26 - OQ, Oman’s globally integrated energy company, via its commercial arm OQ Trading, has announced the signing of a three-year agreement with OMIFCO to offtake and trade one million metric tonnes per annum of granular urea. OQ’s Supply & Trading business will be lifting the urea from OMIFCO’s captive terminal in Sur, Oman in bulk carriers and delivering it to end-users in international markets such as India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the United States, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and China. The new agreement between the two companies commenced on August 1, 2020, and the first vessel with 49,500 metric tonnes departed to Brazil on August 2, 2020.


“OMIFCO has positioned itself strategically in the urea and ammonia market globally, and we are quite proud of that. Now we have a great opportunity ahead of us; targeting new markets for the Omani urea,” said Talal al Aufi, Chief Executive, Commercial, OQ. This agreement will expand OQ’s Supply & Trading portfolio into the nitrogen fertiliser market, complementing its existing dry bulk portfolio, whilst leveraging its mature logistics and risk management capability as well as its strong industry network. An additional agreement also saw the debut of Urea Oman in the local market, being marketed under the OQ brand, once again expanding OQ’s robust portfolio of energy and petchems products.


“We are pleased with the achievements that OMIFCO has accomplished during its first 15 years. OMIFCO has enhanced its mandate and enabled its growth; not just as a supplier for its founding companies, but also to offer high quality urea and ammonia products to the rest of the world,” said Hilal al Kharousi, Chairman of OMIFCO.


Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, OMIFCO is a joint venture between (50 per cent) OQ, (25 per cent) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and (25 per cent) by Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO).


It was established as a strategic initiative between the Omani and Indian Governments to construct, own and operate a modern, world scale ammonia-urea fertiliser manufacturing plant in Sur, Oman.


OMIFCO plays a critical role in strengthening the relationship between the two countries, and meeting Oman’s vision to diversify the Omani economy.


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