What is being done to ensure that natural gas requirements for large-scale utilities and industrial projects have adequate feeder stock?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Harib Al Kitani, CEO, Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (Oman LNG) from The Report: Oman 2013
Articles & Analysis | A life aquatic: Improving the undersea economy from The Report: Oman 2013
While Oman’s seafaring heritage and 3165 km of coastline has meant the country has been home to capture fisheries activity since time immemorial, the nation’s aquaculture industry remains at a nascent stage – despite government efforts to encourage its growth dating back decades. A Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth (MoAFW) sponsored...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas from The Report: Oman 2013
How is policy being shaped to increase in-country value (ICV) and procurement of local goods and services in the oil and gas sector?
Articles & Analysis | Setting a foundation: Spate of local and regional projects should give cement prices a boost from The Report: Oman 2013
The large number of ongoing or expected construction projects in Oman is positively impacting a range of industries and sectors throughout the country’s economy. The cement segment is no exception to this trend. After experiencing a period of lower prices during 2011, the industry is expected to grow steadily over the coming three to four years.
Articles & Analysis | Turn it up: A number of new projects are set to take off from The Report: Oman 2013
Increasing the country’s electricity supply will remain a major priority for Oman’s power sector through the foreseeable future. Indeed, the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWPC) reported in its most recent annual forecast that peak power demand across the country should rise from 4193 MW in 2011 to 7271 MW in 2018 – a substantial...
Articles & Analysis | Dig deep: Natural resource wealth is focusing new attention on extraction from The Report: Oman 2013
The mining industry in the sultanate is changing in a number of positive ways. Most notably, output has increased substantially for laterite and several minerals, including gypsum. According to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Industry (MoCI) in 2012, laterite production climbed by over 92%, from around 375,000 tonnes in 2010 to over...