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Muscat: Belgian cleantech startup Sirona Technologies has announced the commissioning of its first Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit as part of Project Moringa—a landmark initiative aimed at capture...

Muscat: A first-ever batch of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) has been recently installed at a small water desalination plant in Oman, heralding their wider deployment as a lower-cost—though...

MUSCAT, OCT 11In a significant breakthrough for environmental safety in the Sultanate of Oman, a young researcher at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has embarked on a pioneering study on the use of...

MUSCAT, OCT 10Energy Development Oman SAOC (EDO) — the wholly government-owned energy sector holding company — reported total revenues and other income of $7.44 billion for the six-month period...

MUSCAT, OCT 9A first-of-its-kind large-scale initiative by the Oman Agriculture Development Company (OADC) – a subsidiary of the wholly state-owned Oman Food Investment Holding Company (Nitaj) –...

MUSCAT, OCT 8Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) — the master planner of Oman’s green hydrogen industry — is partnering with the H2Global Foundation, a Europe-based nonprofit organisation, to leverage its...

MUSCAT, OCT 7The latest decision by the Opec+ alliance to ease voluntary production cuts will raise Oman’s output by 4,000 barrels per day (bpd) beginning in November 2025, according to prominent...

MUSCAT, OCT 5Underscoring its leading role in Oman’s clean energy sector, OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE) — a subsidiary of the integrated Omani energy group OQ — has secured a 25 per cent equity...

MUSCAT: The first batch of wind turbines destined for the Riyah-1 and Riyah-2 wind-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs), under development at sites within the concession area of Petroleum...

MUSCAT: In a strategic move, OQ Exploration & Production SAOG (OQEP) — the majority state-owned upstream energy subsidiary of OQ Group — has announced plans to repurchase between 45 and 60 million...

Major investments by OQ – the integrated energy group of Oman – in the country’s fuel storage infrastructure are poised to strengthen its pivotal role in strategic fuel logistics, according to...

Muscat: Nama Electricity Distribution Company (NEDC), the Sultanate of Oman’s national distribution utility with a mandate covering all of Oman except Dhofar Governorate, now manages assets...

MUSCAT: A key policy issued by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals recently, enabling the self-generation and direct sale of electricity from renewable sources, has been described as a strategic...

Underscoring Oman’s commitment to fostering the growth of a circular economy, the Ministry of Economy has tapped Circle Economy, a global circularity foundation behind the internationally acclaimed...

MUSCAT: International oil and gas firm Tethys Oil, currently ranked among largest players by acreage in Oman’s upstream hydrocarbon sector, recorded an output of 7,889 barrels per day (bpd) of oil...

Decarbonisation strategies outlined by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) underline the potential for investments across the maritime, transport and...

Seeking to reduce the country’s dependence on grain imports for its basic food requirements, the Sultanate of Oman is weighing the introduction of millet cultivation for the first time.Millets...

Asyad Shipping – the Omani-owned ocean-going maritime transportation services provider – has revealed that it has invested around $1 billion in initiatives designed to make its diversified...

MUSCAT: Oman’s rapidly expanding pharmaceutical sector is playing a vital role in supporting the government’s strategic goal of bolstering health resilience by localising drug manufacturing and...

MUSCAT: A new policy framework unveiled by Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals last week is expected to lend new impetus to the growth of integrated renewable energy capacity, encompassing not...