Oman's Natural Resources and Environmental Concern's

Oman's natural resources include:

Petroleum, Copper, asbestos, marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas and frankincense.


This is a picture of one of the factories in Oman which produce petroleum.

Natural hazards: Summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in the interior during periodic droughts. Following rain, Wadis can fill with rainwater water and vast tracts of land can be flooded.

Environment - current issues: Soil salinity is rising. There is beach pollution from oil spills. There are very limited natural fresh water resources.

Geographical note: Oman is in a strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.