Oman's Sohar Aluminium (SA) plans to expand smelter capacity to one million tonnes by 2020 from the current 375,000 tonnes, it was revealed at the Aluminium Middle East 2015 exhibition, now under way in Dubai, UAE.
Discussions are still going on to finalize the route for the proposed 230-km gas pipeline project with Iran, said Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas, at a special briefing for the media yesterday.
A total of eleven companies are in the race for a key consultancy contract for the 120 MW Musandam independent power project (IPP) in Oman, said a report.
OPEC is making a mistake by seeking to preserve its share of global crude sales amid a global production glut instead of trimming output to prop up prices, Oman’s oil minister said.
The state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has started inviting tenders from major companies for provision of consultancy services to the Salalah 2 Independent Power Plant.
A senior energy official said the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) plans to start projects to build new oil exports facilities in the Southern Port of Jask, on the rims of the Oman Sea.
Oman Oil Refineries & Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is planning major investments in storage and handling facilities for petroleum coke, a report said.