What will happen to Oman when oil finish? lets have abit of brain storming here.

It would be terrible but Oman would have more choices than other countries in the region… agriculture, tourism and fisheries are some of the options Oman has, yes they will not do what oil is doing now.

Finding the substitute needs some proactive planning, a country does not have to sell commodities to prosper, it can also sell service.

For instance, Norway chose to excel in marine cargo shipment, its ships used to carry the biggest portion of the world exchange of goods, but I don’t think it still does. That industry brought them a huge number of job opportunities and revenues.

If planned properly, it won’t be the end of the world. But something needs to be planned ahead of time, look at to examples: France and Germany on one hand and Spain on the other hand. France and Germany are not better than Spain in their natural resources but their economies are way better than Spain’s… because France and Germany exploited their colonies in the late 18th century and early 19th century to build an industrial infrastructures that are the basis of their today advanced technology…what did Spain do in their colonies? Nothing more than building palaces and bringing gold to Queen Isabella!

So be proactive…that’s the key!

Without the natural resource of Oil, Oman would be similar to Yemen in terms of development. However, Oman is blessed with a wise leader, so it would be a much more stable country with education and human development as a priority nevertheless.

See, our oil will help us for the next 20-25 years .Do you think that we can build other resources in that time and replacing it with oil ?

Because if we didnt then we will end up like africa.

there is conventional and non conventinal oils or fuels i mean biofuels it is type of oils which can be renewable also in gas as biogas which produced by cow dungs

See, our oil will help us for the next 20-25 years .Do you think that we can build other resources in that time and replacing it with oil ?

Because if we didnt then we will end up like africa.

think positive :cute::cute::cute:

u know until 20 -30 years their will be another things will help through devlopment
we have a major natural reasources amazing and wide lands that we see its been
used by investors the last 3-4 years like Shangrilla, Yiti, Blue city, The wave,
these % of them is for the govt that will help the Sultanat to develop like other countries in the Gulf, like Dubai and Qatar,
example for qatar the have a huge reasources of oil and gas but they are not just using the for national income
and that is our problem in Oman, and they are trying or they are solving it in this time.

I think Oman will do much better than the Gulf States.

And I don't agree that it will be as tough a situation as Yemen. Yemen is such a fractured and primitive society by comparison...I don't think things will descend into chaos and poverty in Oman.

But: it will be a challenge. It's like the challenge of a young man living on inherited wealth. It can be good or bad and he will certainly have difficulties when he has to start making his own living. But the results need not be disastrous if he is wise.

Like all the other countries in the region with no oil. You will manage!

I believe that with a leader as wise as His Majesty, Oman will not fall after the depletion of its oil resources.

It would be difficult to live yet not impossible. Oman has many other resources than oil. The entrusted individuals should just know how to operate them.

u know until 20 -30 years their will be another things will help through development
We have a major natural reasources amazing and wide lands that we see its been
Used by investors the last 3-4 years like Shangrilla, Yiti, Blue city, The wave,
These % of them is for the govt that will help the Sultanat to develop like other countries in the Gulf, like Dubai and Qatar,
Example for Qatar the have a huge resources of oil and gas but they are not just using the for national income
And that is our problem in Oman, and they are trying or they are solving it in this time.

We don’t have any resources and "EVEN" if the wave project see the light, it wont add a value... try to ask about the silly and stupid problems they causing to investors.

20 years is not alot ,, its very soon and there is no indication that things will be even close to what Qatar got right now.

my friend, have you been in Qatar lately ? They nearly competing with Dubai now in terms of construction, they got a huge gas resources and they can live even if oil ends..


Its not being negative or positive, its not about our life its about the next generation which will suffer..

Oman will worth nothing once oil is done and the "Big brothers" will lay their hands and look the other side as they doing to many other countries in the world. They won’t have "mutual interest" any more.

*Hospitals : no longer free and expensive.
*Pay Taxes
*Schools: No more free education
*Expensive life
*Less income
*less security
*The population will split into two classes : Very poor / Rich and there will be no middle class.

I can sit and write a book of what will happen once oil will end... our gas resources are not promising at all.If the oil prices werent up then we would be in very bad shape.. pulling the oil left in da group becoming more expensive ,, lets say "the easy oil finished"

I think we all should think ahead and plan some thing for our next generation and not just give birth to a life which will suffer.

Instead of thinking when it will finish try 2 do something 4 your country not 4 your next generation my friend

As we all believe .. our oil is enough for more than 30 years ..
We don't know if it will be the same Sultan with the same greatness of leaderness .. but we just hope so!

When it comes to thinking about it .. I think Oman will have other ways of managing the countries GDP by other sources .. which some other members mentioned above .. but of course .. the country will be no richer than now if the oil decreases since most countries buy oil for the sake of living ..

All the world should be thinking about this question .. we will be not more in trouble than the rest of the world .. because we do believe oil will be out from the world today or tomorrow .. along with its petrol .. diesel and gas which not only help for transport but for electricity as well ..

Lets hope the next source of energy that the world would use is a material that is found in high quantities so that we can stay rich like that! :p

Nothing we can really do .. since we're not scientists and have the ability to think of an energy source that we can invent ..

Instead of thinking when it will finish try 2 do something 4 your country not 4 your next generation my friend

I'm doing loads of things for my country already.

The point is that we dont have any other good incone and the projects going on doest show any indication that we will be in a better shape in the next 20 years.

Most of other gulf countries got other income re-sources and more oil + huge Gas reserves(Qatar)/Business market...

Let’s be frank, this generation already suffering in terms of living costs and lack of business opportunities and country rules which make any investors life hell.I'm not comparing us with UK or USA ,, am comparing us with Qatar and UAE.

Any how,the topic is not really to question the countries integrity.I just want to open your naive brains and allow you to look ahead...We probably wont have a problem to manage our life,Once we get marry and give birth to a new life.. then our life mainly stops and we do our best to make sure that they will have a better life.So basically next generation is mainly what matters.

[AB] Many other countries already got other energy resources ... (Nuclear power) it might has its limitation but sooner or later it will be managed.Many other conutries playing smart and not using their oil resources and sucking ours,so they will be in a very good shape for much longer time.

I'm not trying to scare any one or to be "DARK”. I’m aiming to enlighten you and to let the naive people think abit and have a plan.

Oman must develop its manufacturing and tourism sector fast :)

2.1 million population is not enough to build a strong industrial capasity. So why don't you be like SIngapore- importing only high-skilled proffessionals from India, Britain etc ?

Now SIngapore is one of the richest countries in the world- with very small land and small population. That's because it imports high-skilled labours from outside to make it great in everything :)

All those negative points given above could even happen before the oil is vanished if they find another source of energy in the world. Who wants to bet?!

I don't know much about the oil sector, but oil is not the only way we can manage our lives and survive in the world. We have coastline of about 1700Km, and waters of upto 20Km before the International waters. We are building up industries, and we have mountains that contain lots of minerals. By the time it all goes we would have picked up in tourism, we would have picked up alot of things that we can still go on. If none of them I think we can still live on fish and dates, like how our grandfathers survived.

This land has lots of things to offer us, its just that we did not explore much still, and I'm sure the government has got something and they will come up with that back up plan once its all done. But surely we will not just watch it happen.