Oman

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Offering no major baskets of reservoirs or readily accessible resources waiting for discovery, Oman is generally a challenging geography for oil exploration. With the majority of the country’s onshore sweet oil having been identified and exploited, most of the remaining open concession blocks in the country tend to be better suited to...

 

The Oman Environmental Services Holding Company – known as be’ah – is close to completing the transfer of waste management operations to international operators in each of its 11 governorates. The move is part of a waste management plan to modernise and restructure the handling, treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW), expanding...

 

As part of Oman’s broader strategy for economic diversification, efforts to position the sultanate as an international centre for the storage of crude oil and its derivatives are well under way. At the heart of the country’s appeal is its strategic location, which offers easy access to a range of markets in South Asia, the East and Africa, as...

 

Oman’s electricity networks underwent a major renewal in 2017, with the aim of strengthening transmission infrastructure, enhancing reliability and achieving fuel savings. Interconnectivity is playing an increasingly prominent role in shaping procurement strategies and guiding industry development.

 

The strong headwinds of 2017 in Oman’s oil and gas sector have spurred authorities to develop new sources of revenue. Despite recovering to 2015 levels of $55 a barrel, the steep fall in prices that saw Omani crude fall from $103 per barrel in 2014 to $40 in 2016 has squeezed state finances and added urgency to diversification efforts. On the...

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