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MUSCAT, DEC 25 Oman’s clean economy—spanning renewables, green hydrogen, e-fuels and other low-carbon technologies—represents not just an environmental and technological transition, but a...

MUSCAT, DEC 24 OQ Trading (OQT) – the international trading arm of Oman’s integrated energy group OQ – expects its trading volumes to exceed 60 million tonnes in 2025, up from 55 million tonnes...

MUSCAT, DEC 23 In a significant boost for efforts to recycle PET plastics — currently estimated to account for roughly half of all plastic waste ending up in landfills — an agreement has been...

MUSCAT, DEC 22 The Barka V Independent Water Project (IWP), which entered commercial operation in South Al Batinah Governorate in June 2024, is preparing to integrate a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm...

MUSCAT: Ahead of the start of trial production at its landmark US$1.6 billion polysilicon complex in Sohar Freezone, United Solar Polysilicon’s parent, United Solar Holding Inc, has secured a US$30...

MUSCAT, DEC 20 Solar Wadi, one of Oman’s pioneering independent renewable energy companies, is targeting the development of around 500 MWp of cumulative renewable capacity over the next three...

MUSCAT, DEC 19 A Swiss-backed sustainable fuels project proposed in Oman could ultimately be underpinned by up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of dedicated renewable electricity, a scale that would place it...

Oman-based American Advanced Clean Energy (AACE) has expanded the capacity of its solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing plant in Salalah Free Zone, targeting the lucrative US market by...

MUSCAT, DEC 17 Rakiza — Oman’s first dedicated infrastructure investment fund, established by the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) — has so far raised $1 billion in capital from international...

CONRAD PRABHU MUSCAT, DEC 16 Following the landmark upgrade of Oman’s sovereign credit rating to investment-grade ‘BBB-’ earlier this month, international ratings agency Fitch Ratings has...

MUSCAT, DEC 15 Phase 1 of Oman’s first green hydrogen project — a commercial-scale venture promoted by India’s ACME Group — is slated for commissioning before the end of 2026, marking a major...

MUSCAT, DEC 14 Marking a significant step in deepening strategic cooperation between Oman and the Netherlands in the global green hydrogen economy, the Holland Hydrogen Hub (H3) — an alliance of...

MUSCAT: Following through on its pledge to allocate part of its green hydrogen production to hard-to-abate industrial investments — most notably green steel — in Oman, the Amnah Energy consortium,...

MUSCAT: Port of Duqm’s Basin 2 — now being prepared for large-scale infrastructure development — is set to play a pivotal role in supporting the fast-emerging green steel and low-carbon metals...

MUSCAT: US-based carbon recycling firm LanzaTech has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, to collaborate on the...

MUSCAT: Firming up plans for its strategic investment in Oman, Singapore-based Meranti Green Steel has formally mandated KfW IPEX-Bank — a leading German project and export finance institution —...

MUSCAT: UK-based independent oil and gas firm Kistos Energy has announced the acquisition of stakes in a number of producing hydrocarbon concessions in the Sultanate of Oman in its first foray into...

MUSCAT: Oman-based upstream energy company Masirah Oil Limited, which owns and operates Block 50 off the Sultanate of Oman’s east coast, plans to drill three new producer wells in 2026 as part of...

MUSCAT: A new state-backed, integrated renewable energy company has emerged in Oman with a mandate to localise wind-power manufacturing, drive green technology innovation — including battery energy...

MUSCAT: A competitive bidding process now applies to all requests for natural gas allocations above a certain threshold under a new framework adopted by the Integrated Gas Company (IGC), the sole...