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MUSCAT: Prominent US based drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has confirmed that it has acquired leading drilling services contractor KCA Deutag International Limited in a deal worth...

MUSCAT: Leading international urban planning and architectural design firm Broadway Malyan has announced it has been commissioned by Omani authorities to develop a structure plan for the city of Ibri...

MUSCAT: Ahead of the formal introduction of Open Banking – a tech-driven service with the potential to transform the banking and financial services industry – the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has...

Muscat: An Omani investor has joined hands with a Chinese tech firm to support the establishment of a major Solar Photovoltaic (PV) cell and module production plant in the Sultanate of Oman – a move...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) says it is poised to play a significant role across key facets of the hydrogen value chain with the goal of unlocking its full potential for investment and...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, is preparing to trial the use of nanospheres – microscopically small particles – to unlock difficult oil...

MUSCAT: A four-year transformation plan adopted by national carrier Oman Air to enable a return to operational profitability by 2027 does not envision any immediate plans for investments in new...

MUSCAT: The Omani government is formulating a new policy framework to promote recycling as part of a broader waste management strategy, according to the head of the country’s Environment...

MUSCAT: Spurred by its strategy to divert solid waste away from landfills and into commercially viable recycling activities, be’ah – the solid waste management entity of Oman – says it has made...

MUSCAT: A four-year transformation plan launched by Oman Air seeks to enable the national carrier to achieve, among other objectives, an operating profit by 2026 – a business goal that has eluded...

MUSCAT: be’ah, the municipal and solid waste management agency of the Sultanate of Oman, is pressing ahead with the implementation of an array of initiatives aimed at unlocking energy and other...

MUSCAT: Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah), the state-owned entity overseeing the management of municipal and solid waste in the Sultanate of Oman, says it is partnering with OQ...

MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, has announced progress in the development of a string of renewable energy projects designed to support the...

Muscat: Developmental work on a string of key copper mining projects is making headway at various locations around Oman, positioning the country as an emerging producer of a critically important metal...

MUSCAT: Crude production from the Mukhaizna heavy oil field in Block 53 has grossed 600 million barrels as of end-2023-end, according to Oxy Oman, the operator of this pivotal field in central...

MUSCAT: Oman’s e-commerce market is projected to balloon in value to $1.24 billion in 2029 from around $660 million presently, per growth targets envisioned under the National Programme for the...

MUSCAT: Plans for the redevelopment of the old terminal at Muscat International Airport open up a sprawling 50,000 sq metre site for investment in an upscale multipurpose commercial hub that will...

Muscat: A new report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), representing the international wind energy industry, has listed the Sultanate of Oman among a select handful of countries in the Middle...

MUSCAT: Scientists at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), the preeminent higher learning and research institution in the country, have identified significant potential for green hydrogen development in...

MUSCAT: Plans by the Sultanate of Oman, among an array of other countries in the Gulf and Middle East, to introduce Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) have been broadly welcomed by the...