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The requisite regulatory and infrastructural underpinnings, necessary to support the eventual decarbonisation of Oman’s transportation and logistics sector, are being rapidly set into place,...

The Raysut – Mughsayl carriageway, a vital roadway providing access to some of Dhofar’s biggest tourist attractions as well as Oman’s southwestern-most wilayats bordering Yemen, has been...

In line with its long-term strategy to build a unified national grid that provides reliable and cost-competitive electricity to consumers, Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) plans to connect...

MUSCAT, JULY 9Plans are afoot to offer land available around airports in the Sultanate of Oman for investment and development to serve as new catalysts for socioeconomic growth, a key official has...

A promising mining project targeting copper and associated gold ore in Al Dhahirah Governorate has the potential to generate annual revenues of around RO 500 million when it is fully...

MUSCAT: Oxy Oman says an ongoing exploration programme covering the company’s sizable portfolio of onshore hydrocarbon assets resulted in 12 new oil and gas discoveries during 2022.A wholly owned...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the nation’s biggest hydrocarbon producer, plans to ramp up oil output to over 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the coming years, up from an average...

MUSCAT, july 3Power Metal Resources, a well-known UK based strategic metals exploration firm, says plans to establish a presence in mineral-rich Sultanate of Oman, as part of a wider foray into the...

MUSCAT, JULY 3Temperature increases recorded over the past several decades in the Sultanate of Oman are behind an escalating trend in heatwaves witnessed in recent years, according to key report...

MUSCAT, JULY 2Seeking to bolster the country’s preparedness against flash floods – an increasingly worrying trend attributable to climate change – the Omani government is preparing to undertake...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman and fellow member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must take decisive steps to secure their water requirements against the perils of climate change, a new...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism is preparing to appoint a specialist tourism marketing company to help promote the Sultanate of Oman as a holiday destination across China – a...

MUSCAT: A decade-long effort by the Omani government to kickstart the growth of a new national economy around creative and cultural industries is now set to enter a key phase.That effort is currently...

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) is preparing to commission a key study that seeks to boost the competitiveness of the industrial, economic and manufacturing hubs...

A tender has been floated for the construction of a new multipurpose port at Masirah Island off Oman’s east coast – a multimillion rial investment that will energise the growth of the island’s...

Vital Foods Technologies – a joint venture of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and US-based alternative proteins specialist MycoTechnology Inc – is expected to break ground on its landmark...

MUSCAT: Exports of gypsum from the Sultanate of Oman climbed 13.27% per cent to hit a new peak of 9.90 million tonnes in 2022, further consolidating the country’s global reputation as the world’s...

MUSCAT, JUNE 24Thailand’s national energy company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has announced that its clean energy arm FutureTech Energy Ventures Co Ltd (FTEV) is a partner in a consortium...

The government signed a landmark Project Development Agreement with the HYPORT Duqm consortium on Wednesday for the implementation of a multi-billion dollar green hydrogen project at the Special...

MUSCAT: Registrations opened on Thursday, June 22, 2023, for yet another round of bidding for three massive land blocks, covering a total area of 960 sq kilometres, earmarked for green hydrogen...