Oman’s new rule: Professional license is now mandatory for oil and gas jobs, check if your job list is in. world News
TL; Dr:
Oman The Ministry of Labor has said that, effective from September 1, 2025, licenses are required for dozens of job roles in oil and gas sectors.
- Workers will have to get license on these posts
Energy and Mineral Area Skill Unit Coordinated byOman Energy Committee Before the release of new or renewed work permits.
- The purpose of the initiative is to regulate the labor market, raise the task force and align with the national
Omanization Objective.
As part of a push to increase professional standards and workforce quality, Oman is launching strict licensing requirements for a series of technical and operating positions in its oil and gas fields. This step, which is applied from September 1, 2025, is to further regulate the labor market and ensure that both Omanis and migrants working in these important areas meet both verified qualification benchmarks.
scope and purpose
The mandate specifies that a person working for some positions within the oil and gas field, or a person demanding employment should obtain a professional practice license from the Energy and Mineral Area Skill Unit under the Oman Energy Society. This license serves as a compulsory condition for both renewal to issue initial work permits and later renewal for affected roles. The Ministry of Labor will not provide a permit or renewed without depositing this license. Installations have been instructed to follow the new system to all their relevant staff.
Licensed business
The measurement includes a wide set of technical, mechanical and operating roles:
- HSE advisor
- Mobile crane operator
- Telescope handler operator
- Forklift operator
- Excavator
- Mewap Operator
- Slinger/Sineler/Riger
- Overhead crane operator
- Vehicle marshal
- Lifting supervisor
- designated person
- Mud examiner
- Maintenance of facilities
- Manual welder
- Mechanical craftsman
- Auxiliary drilller
- Building retirement technician
- Automated mechanized welding operator
- machine operator
- CNC machine operator
- Electrical craftsman
- Facilities maintenance fitter
- Sheet metal worker
- Burme
- Production assembler
- Engineer
- Instrument craftsman
- Laborer
- Maintenance technicians of facilities
- Plate worker
- Mechanical technician
- floor man
- Structural steelworker
- CNC machineist
- electrical Technician
- Pipe and tube fabricator
- Deericman
- Instrument technician
- tool pusher
- Welding assistant
- Machine equipment technician
- Fitting and assembly technicians
- Pipe and Fitting Assemblying Technician
A total of 43 specific job titles are subject to new rules.
Implementation and procedure
- The licensing process is handled by the candidate’s qualification, experience and verification of practical assessment by the Oman Energy Society.
- The license is now a main requirement for both Omanis and migrants when applying or renewing to apply or renew to work permits for any listed sector.
- Failure to obtain this license means that no new or renewable work permits will be given for these roles.
Nationalization
- Efforts for localization of Oman in oil and gas are already advanced, with 89 percent of the imagery rates and 17,900 citizens have been employed as a 2024 government report. Major players like Petroleum Development Oman and Delel Petroleum have reached 90 percent of the imagery rates.
- The mining region of Oman, by contrast, facilitates 23 percent of the immunization rate, which employs about 900 Omanis, which outlines diverse speeds in areas.
Parallel licensing requirement for logistics field
The Ministry also announced, 1 September, 2025, compulsory licensing for several logistics roles, including:
- Refrigerated truck driver (tractor-trailer)
- Water tanker driver (tractor-trailer)
- Tractor head driver (trailer)
- Waste transport truck driver
- Food distribution representatives and supervisors
For these jobs, a professional practice license from the sectoral skill unit for the logistics sector is now mandatory for both Omanis and foreign workers before the work permits are issued or renewed.
Purpose and impact
The goal of these licensing initiative is:
- Ensure commercial standards and ensure qualification
- Increase workforce security, reliability and professionalism
- Support Oman’s Vision 2040 target for National Work Force Development and Regional Immigration
- Create a transparent and competitive business environment that reward verified skills and compliance
Oman’s new licensing requirements for oil, gas and logistics sector jobs mark a decisive regulator step in aligning labor practices with international standards, improving the quality of the workforce and supporting localization. The affected companies and professionals should ensure that they get the necessary professional licenses from recognized regional bodies, or the risk of losing eligibility for the work permit after 1 September 2025. The move is expected to promote equal access to safe operations, high skills and key positions in important industries.
