# Petroleum and metal extraction business activities in the UAE

> 12 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Petroleum and metal extraction” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 3 and Dubai mainland (DET) 12. No activity here is listed by all three routes. Only the mainland lists 9. 1 activity needs an outside approval before the licence issues.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/petroleum-and-metal-extraction
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 12
- IFZA (Dubai): 3
- Dubai mainland (DET): 12

## Activities in this group

A tick means that route's own catalogue lists the activity. Same name at: other zone catalogues naming it, a name match rather than an equivalence. DET licence types: Industrial and Professional. 1 activity needs an outside approval before the licence issues.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Gypsum Mining](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/gypsum-mining) | 0810007 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Limestone Quarrying](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/limestone-quarrying) | 0810008 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Marine Mining](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/marine-mining) | 0899001 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Natural Manures Extraction](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/natural-manures-extraction) | 0891004 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Offshore Oil & Natural Gas Wells Equipment Repairing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/offshore-oil-and-natural-gas-wells-equipment-repairing) | 0910101 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| [Oil & Natural Gas Well Equipment Repairing & Maintenance](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/oil-and-natural-gas-well-equipment-repairing-and-maintenance) | 3312013 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Oil & Natural Gas Well Maintenance](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/oil-and-natural-gas-well-maintenance) | 0910002 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Oil & Natural Gas Well Reinforcement Services](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/oil-and-natural-gas-well-reinforcement-services) | 0910004 | — | — | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc) |
| [Onshore & Offshore Oil & Gas Fields Services](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/onshore-and-offshore-oil-and-gas-fields-services) | 0910018 | Prior approval | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Pebble Quarrying](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/pebble-quarrying) | 0810006 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Sand Quarrying](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/sand-quarrying) | 0810005 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Well Drilling & Oil & Natural Gas Development Abroad](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/well-drilling-and-oil-and-natural-gas-development-abroad) | 0910102 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc) |

## Where the grouping comes from

The group is the one the Invest in Dubai (DET) business activity catalogue gives each activity code, under the label “Petroleum and metal extraction”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Industrial, Professional. Catalogue checked 2026-09-05. [DET catalogue](https://app.invest.dubai.ae/search-business-activities)

## Related

- [All business activities and groups](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities)
- [Dubai mainland](https://dubaisetupindex.com/mainland)
- [Compare setup routes](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare)