Industry & Mining

As oil reserves continue to draw down, the government is focusing on downstream processing and developing a complementary port infrastructure and transport net- work. By 2020, the government aims for industry to contribute 30% of GDP and to reduce oil’s share of GDP from 50% to 19%. The discovery of mineral resources presents further opportunity in mining growth. This chapter contains interviews with Gert Hoefman, CEO, Oman Cables; and Said Al Masoudi, Acting CEO, Sohar Aluminium.