Conventional gasoline

In July 2021, the GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) published the latest gasoline standard, GSO 2196:2021, Gulf Guide of Standard Specification for Unleaded Gasoline. This is an update from GSO 2196:2011.

Under this standard, there are two grades of gasoline with a minimum research octane number (RON) of 90 and 97. Compared to the previous GSO gasoline standard, GSO 2196:2011, the regulatory limits for Qatari gasoline have remained unchanged. Moreover, this standard does not specify maximum limits on sulfur, hydrocarbons or metals, as can be seen in the table below.

On the other hand, the country’s sole gasoline provider, QatarEnergy (QE) is selling Premium and Super gasoline on the domestic market. The advertised minimum RON for Premium and Super gasoline is set a