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2 US service members killed, 1 missing after Iran strikes on Jordan: Pentagon
MoU with US suspended after violations: Iran Deputy FM
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar come under renewed attacks
Injuries, damage after attack on Kuwait oil facility
Bahrain says 'thwarted' new wave of Iranian attacks
Fire breaks out at the Kuwait power and desalination plant
US launches the 7th night of strikes
Kuwait Airways' flights are rescheduled as airspace closes
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar report attacks
Energy

Shell’s reported Oman payments fall 13% as Block 6 output rises

MUSCAT: Payments reported by energy major Shell to Omani government bodies from extractive activities declined by about 13 per cent to $3.99 billion in 2025, despite an increase in oil production from its flagship Block...

Average oil production from PDO-operated assets increased to 706,000 bpd in 2025, from 680,000 bpd in 2024

New NGL extractor project planned

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LNG shipping rates hit highs

LNG tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan. — Reuters

IGC signs 19 gas agreements worth RO 3.4 billion

The strategic gas agreements were signed under the auspices of Sultan bin Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance

OQEP signs two strategic natural gas sales agreements

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OPEC+ looks set to further hike oil output

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Oman’s first biodiesel fuel station opens at Duqm

$10 billion investments power Duqm’s transformation

OQ has built an integrated energy ecosystem in Duqm that spans refining, petrochemicals, storage, utilities and global trade — redefining Oman’s place on the international energy map.

Private enterprises Value added dips Q2 2025

Micro enterprises recorded the strongest growth in value added, up 3.8% to RO 817 million in Q2 2025.

India to cut Russian oil imports after US sanctions

A worker walks atop a tanker wagon to check the freight level at an oil terminal on the outskirts of Kolkata. — Reuters

US targets Russia’s biggest oil firms, oil prices rise

US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil push oil prices higher as India moves to cut Russian oil imports. — Reuters

Oil prices surge as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions

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OQEP and Petronas forge pact in upstream energy

The MoU was signed by Mahmoud al Hashmi, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer of OQEP; and Mohd Redhani bin Abdul Rahman, Vice President of International Assets at Petronas Upstream.

Report: OMIFCO underutilised CSR budget

OMIFCO owns and operates a major ammonia and urea fertiliser production plant at Sur.

Work begins on PDO’s Rawafid renewable energy projects

The base of a wind turbine being prepared at one of the wind farms under construction within PDO’s Block 6 licence.

Fury Mounts over a global AI frenzy and energy consumption

A Google data center in Santiago, Chile, July 13, 2025. As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages. (Marcos Zegers/The New York Times)
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