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Biodiesel production from Used Cooking Oil (UCO) and other biowaste streams has the potential to grow exponentially in the Sultanate of Oman thanks to two key drivers: Firstly, burgeoning...

MUSCAT: Energy major BP is acquiring a 49-per cent stake in Hyport Duqm, a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia project planned for implementation at Duqm in the southeast of the Sultanate...

MUSCAT: Underscoring Oman’s increasing reliance on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) to sustain oil and gas production, SNF — the world’s leading provider of integrated solutions for chemical-EOR —...

MUSCAT: Prominent US based drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has confirmed that it has acquired leading drilling services contractor KCA Deutag International Limited in a deal worth...

MUSCAT: Leading international urban planning and architectural design firm Broadway Malyan has announced it has been commissioned by Omani authorities to develop a structure plan for the city of Ibri...

MUSCAT: Ahead of the formal introduction of Open Banking – a tech-driven service with the potential to transform the banking and financial services industry – the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has...

Muscat: An Omani investor has joined hands with a Chinese tech firm to support the establishment of a major Solar Photovoltaic (PV) cell and module production plant in the Sultanate of Oman – a move...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) says it is poised to play a significant role across key facets of the hydrogen value chain with the goal of unlocking its full potential for investment and...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, is preparing to trial the use of nanospheres – microscopically small particles – to unlock difficult oil...

MUSCAT: A four-year transformation plan adopted by national carrier Oman Air to enable a return to operational profitability by 2027 does not envision any immediate plans for investments in new...

MUSCAT: The Omani government is formulating a new policy framework to promote recycling as part of a broader waste management strategy, according to the head of the country’s Environment...

MUSCAT: Spurred by its strategy to divert solid waste away from landfills and into commercially viable recycling activities, be’ah – the solid waste management entity of Oman – says it has made...

MUSCAT: A four-year transformation plan launched by Oman Air seeks to enable the national carrier to achieve, among other objectives, an operating profit by 2026 – a business goal that has eluded...

MUSCAT: be’ah, the municipal and solid waste management agency of the Sultanate of Oman, is pressing ahead with the implementation of an array of initiatives aimed at unlocking energy and other...

MUSCAT: Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah), the state-owned entity overseeing the management of municipal and solid waste in the Sultanate of Oman, says it is partnering with OQ...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, has announced progress in the development of a string of renewable energy projects designed to support the...

Muscat: Developmental work on a string of key copper mining projects is making headway at various locations around Oman, positioning the country as an emerging producer of a critically important metal...

MUSCAT: Crude production from the Mukhaizna heavy oil field in Block 53 has grossed 600 million barrels as of end-2023-end, according to Oxy Oman, the operator of this pivotal field in central...

MUSCAT: Oman’s e-commerce market is projected to balloon in value to $1.24 billion in 2029 from around $660 million presently, per growth targets envisioned under the National Programme for the...

MUSCAT: Plans for the redevelopment of the old terminal at Muscat International Airport open up a sprawling 50,000 sq metre site for investment in an upscale multipurpose commercial hub that will...