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Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) – the fisheries sector investment arm of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) – took delivery on Friday, May 31, 2024, of a new commercial fishing vessel – the latest...

MUSCAT, MAY 29 The Sultanate of Oman, together with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will account for the lion’s share of the estimated 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity expected to be...

MUSCAT, MAY 28 As preliminary work commences on the landmark Hafeet Rail project, connecting Abu Dhabi in the UAE with Suhar on the Sea of Oman coast, local contractors are now keenly eyeing advisory...

MUSCAT, MAY 27 Investments by Oman Investment Authority (OIA) in a US-based technology firm Electric Hydrogen (EH2) are aimed ultimately at paving the way for the manufacture of electrolysers –...

MUSCAT, MAY 26 Well-known Omani upstream energy firm ARA Petroleum has announced that its Tanzanian subsidiary has obtained the green-light to proceed with the development of the promising Ntorya gas...

Muscat: Prominent South African rail technology firm D2 Track Solutions has announced the establishment of a joint venture that seeks to position the Sultanate of Oman as a regional base for its...

MUSCAT: Oman Food Investment Holding (Nitaj), the food sector development arm of Oman Investment Authority (OIA), says it has begun to procure agricultural and farm resources directly from Omani...

MUSCAT, MAY 22 Key players in Oman’s biodiesel production sector have welcomed a decision by Omani authorities to constitute a committee to look into an array of underlying shortcomings that...

MUSCAT, MAY 21 Marking a significant milestone in Oman’s efforts to commercialise its promising mineral resources, a maiden shipment of copper-gold concentrate from a newly commissioned mining...

MUSCAT, MAY 20 Six local and international companies have been shortlisted to compete for the Omani government’s competitive contract to develop the prestigious Oman Business Gateway project on a...

MUSCAT, MAY 19 Hutchison Ports Sohar, the operator of Sohar Port’s modern container terminal, has reported an uptick in cargo volumes being routed through the maritime gateway by shipping lines...

MUSCAT: Oman’s nascent green hydrogen industry, underpinned by as many as eight mega-scale projects to date, has the potential to position the country as the global epicenter of clean energy...

MUSCAT: Energy major BP says it is currently focused on assessing the solar and wind resources of a land block awarded by the Omani government last year for the development of green hydrogen. Last...

MUSCAT, MAY 14 Oman Four Mills SAOG (OFM), the country’s biggest integrated food company, has taken delivery of a second shipment of wheat directly from Australian farmers – a cost-advantageous...

MUSCAT, MAY 13 An Omani state-backed company behind the planned development of the country’s first veterinary vaccine manufacturing project has launched a tender for the selection of a contractor...

MUSCAT, MAY 12 Port of Salalah, the leading transshipment and logistics gateway of the Sultanate of Oman, has warned that ongoing disruptions in the Red Sea could pull down container throughput...

MUSCAT, MAY 8 Ahead of its much-anticipated launch in around six weeks, Silal – the Fruit & Vegetable Central Market currently nearing completion at Khazaen Economic City in Barka – has begun...

MUSCAT, MAY 8 CB&I, a leading global contractor for tank and terminal storage solutions, has secured a major contract for the construction of a LNG tank at the new LNG bunker hub set to be built by...

MUSCAT: Omani upstream energy firm ARA Petroleum is preparing to commission one of the world’s first solar thermal powered, zero emission desalination plants in the Sultanate of Oman – a...

MUSCAT, MAY 5 A site in Shinas in North Al Batinah Governorate has been selected to host a 300 MWp-capacity solar PV project that will meet 100% of the energy requirements of the LNG bunkering hub of...