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Holland Hydrogen Hub (H3), an alliance of Dutch businesses active across the hydrogen value chain, has announced the launch of a pilot initiative in partnership with SOHAR Port and Freezone to assess...

MUSCAT, SEPT 22 The partnership of Italian-based energy giant ENI and OQ Exploration & Production (OQEP) of the Sultanate of Oman has been granted a further extension of Phase 1 of its Exploration and...

MUSCAT, SEPT 21 CID Gulf LLC, an Omani-Moroccan engineering consultancy firm, has announced that it has secured a prestigious contract to provide design consultancy services for the establishment of...

MUSCAT: The consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) and Al Khadra Partners (Oman) has been named the winner of an international competitive tender for the...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the Sultanate of Oman’s largest producer of oil and gas, is on track to exceed its 2024 output levels once again this year, reaffirming its longstanding...

MUSCAT: Oman Tower Company (Oman Towers), a leading provider of wireless passive telecom infrastructure in the Sultanate, held a ceremony over the weekend to celebrate its newly established strategic...

MUSCAT: Jindal Steel Duqm, which is constructing the first-ever green steel complex at Duqm Special Economic Zone in the Sultanate of Oman, is procuring a second hydrogen-ready direct reduction (DRI)...

MUSCAT: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has announced the listing of the debut bond of Sea Glider LLC on its Bonds and Sukuk Market earlier this week. According to Oman Investment Bank (OIB), the...

MUSCAT: A partnership between leading Slovakia-based international property technology firm WooW Studio and Oman’s Northsys — a provider of GIS services — has been awarded a contract by Oman’s...

MUSCAT: Oman is capitalising on its sizable portfolio of Unesco World Heritage Sites, alongside other historical attractions, to attract both domestic and international visitors, according to Salim...

MUSCAT, SEPT 13 China Asset Management Co (ChinaAMC) — a major mutual fund manager in China with assets exceeding $423 billion under management — announced the signing of a Memorandum of...

MUSCAT, SEPT 12 Oman’s recently launched 500 MW solar power project at the Wilayat of Manah in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate marked a major milestone over the weekend, celebrating the generation of 1...

MUSCAT, SEPT 11 Once shaped by their location within the Sultanate, industrial hubs are now increasingly evolving around specific sectors and commodities – an emerging trend that promises to fuel...

MUSCAT, SEPT 10 A first-ever cluster for investments in Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies, planned in the Wilayat of Al Seeb in Muscat Governorate, will position Oman as a destination...

MUSCAT, SEPT 9 UK-based minerals exploration firm Power Metal Resources has announced that geophysical surveys of copper prospects in the Block 8 exploration concession in Al Batinah North Governorate...

MUSCAT, SEPT 8 Sunday’s decision by OPEC+ members, including the Sultanate of Oman, to increase output by 137,000 barrels per day starting in October “underscores a collective commitment to market...

MUSCAT, SEPT 7 Leading Oman-based environmental and sustainability consultancy Five Elements Environmental Services has entered into a strategic partnership with Pondera Consult of the Netherlands to...

MUSCAT: OQ Gas Networks (OQGN) — the owner and operator of Oman’s natural gas transportation system — anticipates the national network to grow to a total of 4,623 km in length by 2027, up from...

MUSCAT: Duqm’s ambitions to emerge as a global hub for energy logistics received a further boost on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, when two key subsidiaries of OQ – the state-owned integrated...

MUSCAT: A strategic framework for the sustainable development of the Wilayat of Ibri in Al Dhahirah Governorate into a regional economic and logistics hub has been completed, according to the...