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MUSCAT: Electricity supply from Oman’s modest, but burgeoning, renewable energy sector increased during 2023 in line with a commitment by Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), the operator...

MUSCAT: Small-scale gold refineries – key to the growth of thriving national bullion trade – are among a number of international investors weighing options to set up operations at a major Airport...

Muscat: Underscoring its commitment to creating value from Oman’s mineral resources, Minerals Development Oman (MDO) – the country’s leading mining sector player – plans to participate in two...

MUSCAT: Minerals Development Oman (MDO), the state-owned mining and minerals investment flagship, has made significant strides in advancing the development of a major industrial minerals complex...

MUSCAT: Oman Chromite Company has announced that its bid for a mining block in north Oman has received tentative approval from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.The provisional award, subject to the...

Muscat: Minerals Development Oman (MDO), a leading player in Oman’s rapidly expanding mining and mineral processing sector, has reported significant headway in the delivery of a number of strategic...

MUSCAT: An Omani-Australian joint venture behind the recent successful launch of a copper-gold project in Al Mudhaibi Wilayat has announced a substantial expansion of the acreage granted to it by the...

Muscat: A gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia project planned at Duqm in southeast Oman will rank among the first such large-scale ventures of its kind internationally that will herald a...

MUSCAT: Swedish energy firm Tethys Oil is banking on commercial success in two operated Oil & Gas blocks this year in a bid to open up new production streams from its exploration activities in the...

MUSCAT: In a nod to the Sultanate of Oman’s growing prestige as a destination for crypto mining investments, leading figures from the international mining and blockchain community are due in Muscat...

MUSCAT: A pair of land blocks is due to be awarded next month under the second round of Oman’s international auction process governing the allocation of renewables-rich land parcels for green...

MUSCAT: A new report by the International Energy Forum (IEF) – the world’s largest grouping of energy ministers – has named the Sultanate of Oman among the Top 5 economies of the Middle East and...

MUSCAT: Affirming the positive outlook surrounding Oman’s rapidly rebounding tourism sector, a new report by BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has projected tourism arrivals to surge by 24.7%...

Muscat: On the latest leg of its multiday visit to Germany, a high-level Omani delegation led by Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, toured the Berlin facilities of energy...

MUSCAT: An official delegation representing prominent European energy infrastructure company Gasunie recently wrapped up a visit to the Sultanate of Oman aimed at exploring opportunities for...

MUSCAT: Potable water supply to Muscat and South Al Batinah – the most populous of Oman’s governorates – is set to be boosted by around mid-year when a new Independent Water Project (IWP) comes...

MUSCAT: Plans for the near simultaneous development of five wind-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs) at key locations around the Sultanate of Oman, represent the biggest push by the Omani...

MUSCAT: A long-awaited Natural Catastrophe (Nat-Cat) Insurance Pool, designed to provide insurance coverage to individuals and businesses exposed to disaster-related risks, is likely to be rolled out...

MUSCAT: Oman Fisheries Company SAOG, one of Oman’s biggest and oldest fish processing businesses, posted a net loss of RO 3.513 million for the financial year ended December 31, 2023, effectively...

Muscat: Green Energy Oman (GEO), one of the biggest green hydrogen projects planned for implementation in the Sultanate of Oman, is slated to come on stream sometime in the early part of the next...