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MUSCAT, MARCH 5 An evaluation of solar and wind resources – a critical first step in the development of any green hydrogen project – is currently underway in Block Z1-02 allotted to Hydrogen Duqm...

MUSCAT, MARCH 4 General cargo volumes handled at the Port of Salalah – a major regional gateway port and transshipment hub on the Arabian Sea – soared to a record General Cargo Terminal to a...

MUSCAT: Adding to Sohar Freezone’s increasingly diverse metals cluster, a land lease agreement was signed last week for the establishment of a first-of-its-kind project that will manufacture...

MUSCAT, FEB 28 Port of Salalah, the leading transshipment hub of the Sultanate of Oman, has warned that ongoing disruptions to commercial shipping in the Red Sea is anticipated to negatively impact...

MUSCAT, FEB 27 OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), the majority-state owned operator of Oman’s gas transportation system, recorded revenues of RO 174 million in 2023, up from RO 160.4 million a year earlier. ...

MUSCAT, FEB 26 In a notable triumph for Oman’s upstream energy services sector, the subsidiary of a local Exploration & Production (E&P) company has announced the successful start-up of natural gas...

MUSCAT, FEB 25 An inspection of outlets by officials of Oman’s Tax Authority has yielded a haul of goods that failed to feature Digital Tax Stamps that must be affixed to all products sold in the...

MUSCAT, FEB 24 Oman’s first pharmaceutical plant, specializing in the production of medicines for the country’s burgeoning livestock and farming industry, is set to commence operations at Al...

MUSCAT: Groundbreaking legislation enacted by the Omani government over the past year, notably in the form of social protection and labour laws, will contribute to fiscal sustainability and...

MUSCAT, FEB 21 A new low-carbon ferrochrome project has commenced trial operations at SOHAR Freezone, bolstering Oman’s credentials as a regional ferrochrome production powerhouse. Gulf Alloys and...

MUSCAT,FEB 20 A roughly 215,000 sq metre site in upscale Airport Heights in Muscat Governorate has been earmarked for the development of the new Oman Business Gateway project, a mixed-used precinct...

MUSCAT, FEB 19 Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals is embarking on the development of a National Energy Model aimed at formulating a sophisticated roadmap for the country’s energy future. An...

MUSCAT, FEB 18 Oman Chromite Company, a public shareholding company traded on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), has reported a 44% slump in the production of chromite ore during 2023 – the result of...

MUSCAT: The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) says it is seeking to capitalise on its record-breaking performance of 2023 to further strengthen its positioning as a key driver of growth...

MUSCAT, FEB 14 Musandam Power, which owns and operates the sole gas-fired Independent Power Project in Musandam Governorate, says it can now fall back on gas supply from the regional Dolphin network...

Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries (OQ8), which was inaugurated last week at a high profile event attended by the leaders of the Sultanate of Oman and the State of Kuwait, has aspirations to...

MUSCAT, FEB13 Phase 1 of Al Maskaan Village – an integrated housing complex for corporate employees – is set to launch at Khazaen Economic City by around June this year, offering high standard,...

MUSCAT, FEB 11 US geotechnical firm Eden GeoPower has secured funding assistance from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help advance a landmark initiative to unlock the potential for geologic...

MUSCAT: The commissioning of a concentrator plant at the heart of a major copper mineral processing project in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate has commenced, according to the promoters, Al Hadeetha...

Once conceived as a hub for predominantly hydrocarbon-based petrochemicals, industrial and mining related industries, Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD) is rapidly making way for mega investments that...