The Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) of Oman has signed a feasibility study agreement with Westlawn Middle East (WLME) and Salamander Solutions Middle East (SSME) to evaluate the potential for heavy crude oil production in Block 71 using Salamander's advanced electric heating technology.
Gulf Business Machines (Oman), an end-to-end digital solutions provider, has appointed Fadi Dernaika as its General Manager in Oman.
Omani authorities have announced the launch of a tender for the construction of a 30.8-km-long road network within the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad). The project covers several residential areas and the light and medium industries zone across seven sub-plans.
Hilton has introduced three Barr Al Jissah hotels on Oman’s coast, blending luxury, events and family stays. Owned by The Zubair Corporation near Muscat, the resorts include Al Husn, Hilton Al Bandar and DoubleTree Al Waha.
Oman’s Nama Water Services said construction is currently under way on a water purification plant being set up in the Wilayat of Qurayat. With the second phase of the project set to begin later this month, the plant is on track for completion by March 2027.
The number of tourists visiting Khasab Port in the Musandam Governorate, Oman, during the winter season reached 35,073 as of mid-December 2025. These visitors arrived via 27 cruise ships, with expectations for a further increase in both tourist numbers and vessel arrivals during the remaining months of the 2025/2026 winter season.
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has signed a finance agreement for the second phase of the internal roads project in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad). The scope of work involves paving of internal roads in the First and Second Residential Areas and the Industrial Area at Sezad.
Emirates Building Systems (EBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments and one of the Middle East’s leading manufacturers of steel structures, has been awarded a major contract to deliver the full structural steel package for the Sayyid Tarik Bin Taimur Cultural Complex, one of Oman’s most significant upcoming cultural developments.
Oman’s tourism sector is rapidly growing, boosting GDP from 1.6% in 2020 to 2.7% in 2024. Minister Sayyid Ibrahim Al Busaidi highlighted the sector’s role in economic diversification, supported by policies and RO 2.6 billion ($6.7 billion) in investments under the Tenth Five-Year Plan.
As demand for luxury travel to Oman and the wider GCC continues to accelerate, dnata Representation Services – part of the dnata Travel Group – brought its exclusive luxury travel roadshow, Opulence by Ahlan Arabia, to the Sultanate for the first time.
