More than 200,000 used fuel subsidy cards in Oman

At least 207,000 citizens had used their national fuel subsidy cards by February 11 according to a report by the National Subsidy System.

The report stated that North and South Al Batinah were the most fuel-consuming provinces, consuming 34.92 per cent of total subsidised oil in Oman.

Muscat came second with 25.84 per cent, followed by Al Dakhiliyah with 15.14 per cent, and North and South Al Sharqiyah with 9.72 per cent. While Al Dhahirah had a consumption of 6.17 per cent, Dhofar, Al Buraimi, Al Wusta and Musandam accounted for 64.41 per cent, 2.56 per cent, 0.99 per cent and 0.25 per cent, respectively.

The total number of registered individuals amounted to 60 per cent of the total number of eligible beneficiaries.