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MUSCAT: IDO Investments, the venture capital arm of Oman Investment Authority (OIA), is among a number of international companies to have invested in Energy Dome, an Italian-based tech start-up behind...

MUSCAT, JULY 19A key component of the $1 billion North-South Interconnector Project (Rabt) designed to create a unified national electricity grid in the Sultanate of Oman, has been completed, Oman...

MUSCAT, JULY 18Energy major Shell sees the Sultanate of Oman to be ideally positioned to emerge as a producer and exporter of Synthetic LNG – a carbon-neutral alternative to natural gas with the...

MUSCAT, JULY 17In the lead-up to its commercial launch, tentatively scheduled around the turn of the year, new details have emerged that underscore the world-class stature of Oman’s Duqm Refinery...

MUSCAT, JULY 16The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has initiated a public consultation on its goal to develop a regulatory policy framework to support the growth of Smart Cities in the...

MUSCAT, JULY 15Executive regulations governing the operations of Market Makers and Liquidity Providers – an initiative designed to energize trading activity and create market depth – were...

Two Omani business enterprises have firmed up their partnership with Blue Aqua International, a leading Singapore-based global aquaculture technology provider, by investing in the city-state’s...

The requisite regulatory and infrastructural underpinnings, necessary to support the eventual decarbonisation of Oman’s transportation and logistics sector, are being rapidly set into place,...

The Raysut – Mughsayl carriageway, a vital roadway providing access to some of Dhofar’s biggest tourist attractions as well as Oman’s southwestern-most wilayats bordering Yemen, has been...

In line with its long-term strategy to build a unified national grid that provides reliable and cost-competitive electricity to consumers, Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) plans to connect...

MUSCAT, JULY 9Plans are afoot to offer land available around airports in the Sultanate of Oman for investment and development to serve as new catalysts for socioeconomic growth, a key official has...

A promising mining project targeting copper and associated gold ore in Al Dhahirah Governorate has the potential to generate annual revenues of around RO 500 million when it is fully...

MUSCAT: Oxy Oman says an ongoing exploration programme covering the company’s sizable portfolio of onshore hydrocarbon assets resulted in 12 new oil and gas discoveries during 2022.A wholly owned...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the nation’s biggest hydrocarbon producer, plans to ramp up oil output to over 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the coming years, up from an average...

MUSCAT, july 3Power Metal Resources, a well-known UK based strategic metals exploration firm, says plans to establish a presence in mineral-rich Sultanate of Oman, as part of a wider foray into the...

MUSCAT, JULY 3Temperature increases recorded over the past several decades in the Sultanate of Oman are behind an escalating trend in heatwaves witnessed in recent years, according to key report...

MUSCAT, JULY 2Seeking to bolster the country’s preparedness against flash floods – an increasingly worrying trend attributable to climate change – the Omani government is preparing to undertake...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman and fellow member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must take decisive steps to secure their water requirements against the perils of climate change, a new...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism is preparing to appoint a specialist tourism marketing company to help promote the Sultanate of Oman as a holiday destination across China – a...

MUSCAT: A decade-long effort by the Omani government to kickstart the growth of a new national economy around creative and cultural industries is now set to enter a key phase.That effort is currently...