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MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman is among a number of oil producing nations that have been cited by the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) for their contribution to worldwide...

A white paper published recently by Gulf Intelligence, a leading strategic consulting firm for the energy and natural resources industry, has underscored the potential for the Sultanate of Oman to...

EDF Renewables Middle East, the regional arm of leading international energy giant EDF Renewables, celebrated on Monday the award of a mandate to develop a 500 MW solar PV based Independent Power...

The rapid uptake of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in the Sultanate of Oman has spawned the growth of a domestic drone industry that has garnered over $100 million in investments, according...

MUSCAT, MARCH 26The Sultanate of Oman has lined up for implementation a flurry of wind-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs), offering an aggregate of over 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, by...

MUSCAT, MARCH 25A growing number of shopping malls and commercial complexes are moving to harness the sun’s energy to power their establishments and reduce their dependence on subsidy-free...

MUSCAT, MARCH 25A local delivery services startup, which prides itself as being the only service provider in the Sultanate of Oman with a 100 per cent Omani-crewed delivery network, has signed...

MUSCAT: A business delegation representing leading players from the highly regarded water sector of the Netherlands visited the Sultanate of Oman recently to offer their expertise to the Omani...

MUSCAT: Industries established around culture and creativity have the potential to contribute significantly to the economic diversification objectives of the Omani government, according to a key...

The partnership of EDF Renewables, a global leader in clean energy development, and Korea Western Power Co Ltd (KOWEPO), a key player in South Korea’s power sector, has won an award to construct and...

The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the single buyer of electricity and water output in the Sultanate of Oman, says it plans to study options for energy storage development as part of...

A number of Omani publicly-traded companies operating in the food processing and dairy sector have reported varying impacts to their bottom-line from a steep rise in the cost of imported wheat and...

MUSCAT, MARCH 19Two independent Omani companies operating in the renewables space have announced a collaboration to support the delivery of a sizable portfolio of small-scale solar PV based projects...

MUSCAT, MARCH 18Majority-state owned telecom operator Omantel announced group-wide revenue of RO 2.682 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022, representing a 11.4 per cent increase over the...

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...