01 — Local economy
Business in Muscat
Petroleum Development Oman, headquartered at Mina Al Fahal, and the government ministries are the anchor customers, and most oil-service, contracting and trading companies keep offices in Qurum, Ruwi and Al Khuwair. Rusayl and Ghala house food, building-materials and light-manufacturing plants, Knowledge Oasis Muscat hosts IT firms, and Muttrah's souq and cruise calls at Sultan Qaboos Port support tourism.
Also known as Masqat.
Where software helps: Contractors and suppliers to PDO and other operators must report In-Country Value and Omanisation per contract, while issuing Arabic and English VAT invoices and tracking costs across remote oilfield sites.