Sohar bunker prices
OMSOH · OM · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Sohar, and it carries nothing about the barge, the volume or your credit — which is what actually sets the number.
Why there is no assessment here yet
Only 0 observations in the last 72 hours. We publish an assessment from 3 or more.
No price is published for this port yet. Our assessment is built only from what we observe here — prices suppliers submit to us, quotes received against requests raised here, and stems that close — so it appears once this port has traffic. A request raised now still reaches suppliers; it does not wait for an index.
Our own assessment, computed from observations made on this platform: prices submitted by suppliers, quotes received against requests raised here, and stems that closed. Weighted by how firm each observation is (a closed stem counts three times a list price), by how recent it is, and by parcel size. Values more than 15% from the median are excluded. No third-party assessment is used as an input, and no number is published from fewer than three observations or fewer than two independent sources.
Who supplies fuel at Sohar
4 of these are on the port authority's register of licensed suppliers. The rest publish their own coverage of this port.
Their bunker desks, or send one request and let the replies come to you.
Taking fuel at Sohar
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
At Sohar bunkers go aboard by barge, both inside the port basin and out at the anchorage. Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) operates the licensed 10,000-tonne barge MT Alpha, supplying VLSFO 0.5%, low-sulphur MGO 0.1% and HSFO 3.5% at rates up to 1,000 m3/h, at the port and within the anchorage area. Bunkering and ship-to-ship transfers are handled at the eastern anchorages: the port's own information guide assigns Anchorage C and E for bunkering operations and STS, while Anchorage A is a waiting area and B and D are for lay-up, repairs, crew change and marine supply. STS needs the Harbourmaster's approval, weighed on weather, technical and safety grounds.
Since January 2025 Sohar requires ISO 22192 mass-flow meters for marine-fuel deliveries, so quantity is metered on the barge to inside 0.5% - a point worth confirming on delivery. Book through your agent, who arranges the supplier. Note the port bans hull cleaning, propeller polishing and incinerator use.
- The information guide gives coordinates for the bunkering anchorages (C and E) but no depths, so under-keel clearance must be confirmed with the supplier.
- No maximum per-vessel stem size is published; the 10,000 t figure is the barge's capacity, not a per-call limit.
- The guide states no minimum notice period for a bunker-only call.
- The guide does not confirm whether more than one supplier is licensed or whether HSFO delivery requires a scrubber declaration.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
The working behind the estimate above.
Those are prices at those ports, not at Sohar, and the distances are great-circle rather than routed. The estimate above is arithmetic on them — it carries no information about the barge, the volume or your credit, which is what actually sets the number. A request is the only way to get a real one.
Indicative only. Typical stem time here is about 8 hours alongside.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Fujairahlow | VLSFO | $795 | 2026-09-0146d |
Fujairahlow | VLSFO | $795 | 2026-08-3147d |
| VLSFO | $824 | 2026-09-0145d | |
| VLSFO | $844 | 2026-09-0344d | |
| VLSFO | $860 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $858 | 2026-09-0443d |
Not an offer to sell — a firm price exists only once a supplier has quoted.
A lower headline price at another port is not automatically a saving. Deviation burns fuel and charter hire, and a bunker-only call costs port time.
Sohar bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Sohar today?
- No price is published at Sohar. The closest port where one is, is Fujairah, about 51 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $795 a tonne.
- Is Sohar a cheap bunkering port?
- Whether a port is cheap for your vessel depends on the deviation cost, not just the headline price — reaching a cheaper port costs charter hire and fuel.
- Does EU ETS apply at Sohar?
- Sohar is outside the EU/EEA, so EU ETS does not apply to a call here in itself. It may still apply to the voyage legs if your vessel is heading to or from an EU port.