Oman

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Oman to develop Al Saleel Natural Park Reserve in Al Kamil Wal Wafi

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Oman’s Environment Authority has signed an agreement to develop Al Saleel Natural Park Reserve in the Wilayat of Al Kamil Wal Wafi, South A’Sharqiyah Governorate, at a total cost of RO 2.6 million ($6.7 million). The project is expected to boost the tourism sector in the governorate and create job opportunities related to tourism.

Construction & Real Estate Industry, Logistics & Shipping

New precast factory opens in Oman’s Halban Nakhal area

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

In a boost to Oman’s sustainable development and infrastructure ambitions, the Global Precast Industries Factory was inaugurated on October 5 in Halban Nakhal. The world-class facility represents a partnership between Arab Contractors and Al Abrar Real Estate of Al Siyabi Group.

Health & Environment

Ominvest hosts key event to advance group-wide sustainability alignment

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Oman International Development and Investment Company (Ominvest) recently hosted the ESG Connect event in collaboration with Sustainable Square, to drive forward collective progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oman oil production rises 11.9pc by end-August 2026

Tue, 06 Oct 2026

Oman’s oil production rose 11.9 per cent year-on-year to 270 million barrels by the end of August 2026, up from 241.4 million barrels during the same period last year, according to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Air India Express expands winter West Asia network with 135 daily flights

Tue, 06 Oct 2026

Air India Express is expanding its India–West Asia network under its Winter 2026 schedule, with up to 135 daily departures connecting 23 Indian cities with 12 gateways across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Oman to open 9,600 new hotel rooms by 2030

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

Oman is set to open 9,600 new hotel rooms between now and 2030, with 2,600 scheduled for completion by the end of 2025, says real estate advisory group and property consultant, Cavendish Maxwell. The upcoming keys will boost Oman’s existing inventory of 36,000 rooms by more than 25%, the company said.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oman Across Ages Museum, BP Oman sign clean energy deal

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

Oman Across Ages Museum signs a cooperation agreement with BP Oman to fund and implement a project for installing a grid-connected solar system with a capacity of 800 kW and an annual output of approximately 1,300 megawatt-hours (MWh) at the Museum's facilities.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

SalamAir achieves 82.32pc punctuality in Q3 2025

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, reported its On-Time Performance (OTP) for Q3 2025, achieving 82.32% punctuality across 6,264 flights and 915,223 passengers.

Energy, Oil & Gas

ROX Capital Group launches Gulf energy storage platform

Mon, 05 Oct 2026

UAE-based real assets investor and developer ROX Capital Group has launched the ROX Gulf Energy Storage Platform, targeting utility-scale and commercial energy storage projects in the UAE and Oman while exploring opportunities for regional assembly and manufacturing.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas

Chinese contractor wins construction packages for $910m Oman IPP project

Sun, 04 Oct 2026

China Eleventh Chemical Construction Company has secured two construction packages for an independent power project, being set up at an investment of $910 million within the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Oman. The project scope includes ground works, monitoring and lighting installations.