Muscat: Duqm Refinery is participating in the third edition of Oman Downstream Exhibition and Conference (ODEC) as a Co-host. The event was held under the patronage of Hamed bin Khamees Al Amri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Manpower at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre from April 15-17.

Duqm Refinery’s participation in the exhibition and conference is to highlight project progress and to showcase the business opportunities ahead for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The event received"...

Khimji Ramdas (KR) has signed a strategic agreement with Nafath Renewable Energy, a leading SME in the renewable energy sector, to design, develop, install and commission solar energy systems in Oman.
Accordingly, the initial project will be executed in Barka involving retrofitting a few thousand Tier I Solar PV modules covering an area greater than 5,000 square metres. The solar plant shall be able to feed any excess energy generated by the solar plant back to the grid following Sahim 2 initiative under the Authority"...

Muscat: The Sultanate’s crude oil and condensates production stood at 30,070,744 barrels during March 2019, with a daily average of 970,024 barrels.

The monthly report issued by the Ministry of Oil and Gas pointed out that the total exported quantities of the Omani crude oil during March 2019 reached 25,704,226 barrels, with a daily average of (829,169) barrels.

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Muscat, April 14 – Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education to sponsor the training of a further 50 students as teachers so they can return to work in schools in their local towns and villages. The move is part of the Tawteen initiative launched three years ago with the aim of reducing teacher turnover and consolidating local education systems in some of the more remote parts of the Sultanate.
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Muscat, APRIL 14 – Influential industry leaders gathered in Oman to prepare the groundwork for the World Heavy Oil Congress and Exhibition (WHOC) which will be taking place at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre during September 2-4, 2019. Supported by the Ministry of Oil and Gas and hosted by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the Technical Conference Committee examined 255 individual papers and selected submissions showing technical expertise for eight separate specialist categories which included two newly"...

Muscat, April 14 – Oman as emerged as the second most important market globally for UK-based international oilfield services contractor Petrofac, generating $939 million in revenues from contracts undertaken for customers in 2018. Petrofac is a key player in Oman’s upstream, refining and downstream petrochemicals sector with an order book currently estimated at $5 billion. Its clients include Petroleum Development Oman, Duqm Refinery, BP Oman, Oman Oil Company.
According to the company’s newly published"...

MUSCAT: The three-day Oman International Refining and Petrochemicals Conference and Exhibition will open on Tuesday at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. The opening ceremony will be presided over by Hamad bin Khamis al Ameri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Manpower for Labour Affairs. The conference and exhibition aims to be a suitable platform to meet those involved in this field and exchange ideas and experiences and attract foreign investments to it.

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Muscat, APRIL 13 – The Oman Oil and Orpic Group hosted an important industry roundtable which was organised by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) at Sundus Rotana Muscat last week. The meeting was attended by senior government, industry leaders and speakers from across the Arabian Gulf. The high-level meeting entitled ‘Harmonized Chemical Management in the GCC’ discussed the importance of collaboration between government and private organisations, and highlighted GPCA’s continuous"...

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The DROPS - Dropped Object Prevention Forum, a one-day event to discuss safety measures and techniques to prevent losses and injuries in hydrocarbon exploration and production was held at Sheraton Oman hotel on Wednesday under the auspice of H E Khalid bin Omar al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Services.

Dropped objects refer to any items or objects that have the"...

Muscat, APRIL 9 – Energy supermajor Total has announced that it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) for the award to Total of an exploration licence for Block 12 with significant prospective gas resources. Under the terms of this HoA, both parties will finalise in the coming months, on an exclusive basis, a definitive agreement that will grant to Total 100 per cent working interest and operatorship of the exploration Block 12, located in Central Oman.
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