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MUSCAT: An extended well test targeting a promising oil discovery in Block 56 in the southeast of the Sultanate of Oman is slated for commissioning next week, marking the start of a months-long effort...

MUSCAT: A milk collection scheme launched by Dhofar-based dairy companies continues to benefit hundreds of retail Omani farmers whose fresh dairy milk produce now reaches consumers across the...

MUSCAT: Oman Fisheries Company, a subsidiary of Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) – part of Oman Investment Authority (OIA), has announced the formulation of a ‘transformation plan’ to strengthen...

Raysut Cement, the largest cement producer in the Sultanate of Oman, has announced a revised net loss incurred by the Group for the financial year 2022 to RO 97.634 million, up from RO 90.924 million...

MUSCAT, MARCH 12Underscoring its strategic geographical location in the Middle East, the Sultanate of Oman will be connected to a new intercontinental submarine cable system linking Europe, Africa and...

MUSCAT, MARCH 11Dhofar-based Salalah Mills, a publicly-traded company that owns and operates Oman’s biggest flour mill complex by capacity, says its new investment in Khazaen Economic City at Barka...

Petrochemical and chemical industries in the Gulf region have an obligation to embrace sustainability principles in order to comply with carbon neutrality goals championed by GCC governments, a key...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman’s domestic poultry industry, which has expanded in recent years in concert with the government’s food security enhancement drive, says its bottom-line continues to be...

MUSCAT: Oman Flour Mills Company (OFM), one of Oman’s biggest food producers, is weighing options to broaden its burgeoning partnership with Australian grain producers with a view to strengthening...

Efforts to establish the first Natural Catastrophe (Nat-Cat) Insurance Pool, aimed at providing coverage against the rising frequency of destructive adverse weather events and natural disasters...

A first-of-its-kind solar farm that will power an existing seawater desalination plant in operation at Sur on Oman’s South Al Sharqiyah coast is set to enter the testing phase before it brought...

As part of its long-term goal to position the country as a new regional gateway for space applications, the Sultanate of Oman is seeking international partnerships and investments in a number of...

MUSCAT, MARCH 5Majority Omani government-owned Oman Cement Company recorded an impressive 44.73 per cent growth in cement sales of 3.456 million MT in 2022, up from 2.388 million MT a year earlier.The...

MUSCAT, MARCH 4The health insurance sector – one of the fastest growing segments of Oman’s insurance industry – recorded a 17.9 per cent increase in gross written premiums to RO 191.5 million in...

MUSCAT: Japan has welcomed expanding energy cooperation with the Sultanate of Oman spanning not only conventional hydrocarbons, chiefly liquefied natural gas (LNG), but also the emerging clean energy...

MUSCAT: Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah) will showcase its strategy for the conversion of biogas from landfills into energy at an upcoming forum on sustainability due to take...

A first-of-its-kind agri-industrial city centred around large-scale crop cultivation and food processing is planned for development in the Najd area of Dhofar Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.The...

An initiative to harness the potential of wave energy in the Sultanate of Oman, as a clean and sustainable source of electricity, has been announced.Spearheading the initiative is the partnership of...

A critical milestone in Oman’s nascent green hydrogen journey was marked on February 26, 2023 when His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued Royal Decree 10/2023 effectively laying the bedrock of...

Port of Salalah, the nation’s premier transshipment and logistics hub overseeing the Indian Ocean, says its investment in the upgrade of its Container Terminal is key to attracting a new generation...