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MUSCAT: Modest cuts have been announced in subsidy allocations across a range of utilities and essential services in the 2024 State Budget of the Sultanate of Oman. This is in line with the...

MUSCAT: Mineral ores at the heart of modern technologies driving the global energy transition can be found in abundance in the Sultanate of Oman, says the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.Sustainable...

MUSCAT, DEC 27The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources is spearheading a drive to roll out an Early Warning System (EWS) that alerts authorities about impending vulnerabilities with...

MUSCAT, DEC 26Amnah, the multinational consortium that won Oman’s first land block under the international auction system for green hydrogen development, says it is earmarking its renewable hydrogen...

MUSCAT, DEC 25The potential for large-scale and sustainable lithium mining in the Sultanate of Oman, in support of its clean energy transition, has been underscored in a new scientific paper published...

MUSCAT, DEC 24Exploratory drilling, targeting potentially prodigious nickel and cobalt ores in Mineral Block 21 in the Wilayat of Ibra, has commenced, according to the block’s concessionaire.Knights...

MUSCAT, DEC 23Australian-based engineering and project management firm Lycopodium has announced that it has secured a contract to provide Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM)...

MUSCAT, DEC 20With effect from 2030, new fuelling stations must not only be fitted with chargers for Electric Vehicles (EVs), but also feature dispensers for hydrogen fuel, under new policies being...

MUSCAT, DEC 19Rolling headlands along parts of the Duqm coastline afford opportunities for investment in pumped hydro storage - a cost-effective solution to intermittency issues associated with...

MUSCAT, DEC 18In parallel with its ambitions to jumpstart the growth of a green-hydrogen centric economy, the Sultanate of Oman is also seeking to unlock the potential of its prodigious minerals...

MUSCAT, DEC 17International investor interest in three land blocks offered by the Sultanate of Oman as part of its Round 2 Public Auction, continues to be significant, according to Hydrom, the...

MUSCAT: The Omani government is set to shortly roll out a high-powered ‘Support Unit’ to help smooth the way for international investors preparing to simultaneously implement a raft of mega-scale...

MUSCAT: The retrofitting of heavy trucks to operate on a combination of diesel and hydrogen is one of several initiatives being weighed by Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and...

MUSCAT, DEC 11The Sultanate of Oman anticipates green hydrogen output rising to a global-scale 25 – 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) when all 50,000 sq kilometres of acreage currently earmarked...

MUSCAT: A trio of international financial institutions has come together to provide $301.8 million in project finance towards the construction of a 500 MW capacity solar PV project currently in the...

MUSCAT: In line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation, the Sultanate of Oman has pledged to roll out a National Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)...

MUSCAT: A pair of Italian based metal industry engineering firms has won an order for the fabrication and supply of a Direct Reduction Iron (DRI) plant, which will be the centerpiece of a landmark...

MUSCAT: A proposed rail link being weighed between the industrial hub of Duqm on Oman’s southeastern coast and the Saudi capital Riyadh is envisioned to also connect a major economic zone currently...

MUSCAT: South Korea is hosting a key hydrogen forum in Muscat on December 12, 2023 that seeks to capitalize on commitments by a number of Korean firms to participate in Oman’s massive green hydrogen...

MUSCAT : The Sultanate of Oman’s long-term strategy to develop a hydrogen-centric economy has the potential to create anywhere between 291,000 and 381,000 employment opportunities by 2050, according...