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A multibillion-dollar green steel cluster planned by Suhar-based Jindal Shadeed Group for establishment in Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has the potential to create an estimated 2,000 direct jobs,...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the integrated sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, has joined a consortium of international investors in raising $214 million in additional...

MUSCAT: Leading space technology firm Indra has announced that it is establishing an advanced Earth observation satellite centre in the Sultanate of Oman – an initiative that will help authorities...

Green energy: First molecules targeted for export by mid-2025MUSCAT, DEC 14Construction work has commenced on Oman’s first green ammonia project, underscoring the aggressive pace at which a new...

Net Zero: 150 opportunities identified to help achieve national energy company’s energy transition goalsMUSCAT, DEC 13A Decarbonisation Roadmap rolled out by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the...

MUSCAT, DEC 12Amid the global transition to greener and sustainable alternatives, affordability of energy supplies must remain a key imperative, Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals has...

MUSCAT, DEC 11Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate Marubeni says its green ammonia project, planned in Salalah Free Zone in Oman’s Dhofar Governorate, is slated for...

MUSCAT, DEC 10A new report commissioned by Asyad Group – Oman’s integrated logistics group – envisions the potential for the nation’s three main seaports at Suhar, Duqm and Salalah to be...

MUSCAT, DEC 10Oman LNG’s efforts to establish a green energy cluster within Sur Industrial City continue to make headway with the support of the National Hydrogen Alliance (Hy-Fly), a major grouping...

MUSCAT: Omani non-hydrocarbon exports are projected to reach an all-time high of 26.9 per cent of GDP in 2023, bolstered by an uptick in the mining, plastics and chemicals sectors, according to a...

MUSCAT: Sparta Group, a Canadian green energy and environmental services firm, is setting up what it bills as the first e-waste recycling project in the Sultanate of Oman – an initiative designed to...

MUSCAT: With anticipated inflows of billions of dollars into Oman’s nascent green hydrogen industry in the coming years, the potential for investment in new manufacturing industries linked to this...

MUSCAT, DEC 6Oman’s decarbonisation strategy envisions the roll-out of nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure that will make EV ownership and operation an attractive proposition in...

MUSCAT, DEC 4Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals, in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA), are jointly hosting here today (Monday, December 5, 2022) a conclave for top energy...

MUSCAT, DEC 3Dealing a blow to Oman’s thriving pipe manufacturing industry, US authorities have decided to keep in place existing anti-dumping duties on imports of circular-welded carbon quality...

MUSCAT: Oman’s power sector authorities have invited international consultancy firms to bid for its contract to provide Financial and Commercial Advisory Services linked to the planned development...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman and its fellow peers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) should press ahead with their fiscal and other structural reform programmes despite windfall earnings from...

MUSCAT: Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel (JSIS), which owns and operates the largest integrated steel complex at Sohar Port, has unveiled plans to invest over $4 billion in a portfolio of projects aimed at...

MUSCAT, NOV 29Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the integrated sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, says its portfolio of investments in domestic and international assets has grown...

New link: Project estimated to cost between RO 200m – 250mMUSCAT, NOV 28The Omani government’s maiden initiative to tap the private sector in the construction of the country’s first carriageway...