Image Source: ResearchGate The IEA predicts that Oman could become the sixth-largest exporter of hydrogen globally by 2030. The IEA has issued a report to Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals, Salim Al Aufi, on the country’s capacity to become a low-emissions hydrogen supplier by 2030. The report is the first to analyse renewable hydrogen […]
Image Source: Fluxys OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), Oman’s gas transportation company, has taken a significant step toward advancing low-carbon energy infrastructure in the country. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fluxys, a Belgian-based energy infrastructure group, to explore collaborations in hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2) infrastructure projects within Oman. OQGN’s Managing […]
Image Source: Oman Observer A landmark Blue Hydrogen & Ammonia project being firmed up by Oman Shell for planned implementation at Duqm has the potential to underpin the country’s transition to large-scale adoption of sustainable zero-carbon fuels, such as green hydrogen. Shell recently announced that it had received the support and endorsement of the Ministry […]
Image Source: Oman Observer It is the largest solar system for a desalination plant with an annual capacity of over 32,000 MWh of green electricity Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, the Minister of Energy and Minerals, inaugurated the 17-megawatt peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) farm producing green energy to power the Sharqiyah Desalination Plant in […]
Image Source: TaiyangNews South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is collaborating with leading multinational companies – Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ – for a large-scale green ammonia project, SalalaH2, in the sultanate, reported The Pulse news portal. A mega project, SalalaH2 aims to produce 1 million tonnes of green ammonia annually within […]
Image Source: OMAN SUSTAINABLITY WEEK Oman on Thursday signed deals for the development of three projects for green hydrogen production in the Duqm area in the first round of a tender aimed at supporting the sultanate’s goal to produce more than 1 million tonnes by the end of the decade. The three projects will require […]
Image Source: The world economic forum The groundbreaking ceremony for Vulcan Green Steel’s (VGS) plant, Oman’s first green-hydrogen-ready steel project in Duqm, commenced under the leadership of Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Chairman of OPAZ. With an investment of $3 billion, the plant aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes per annum (5 MTPA) […]
Image Source: DEME Group Belgium’s DEME Concessions NV and Oman’s OQ Alternative Energy have inked a usufruct agreement with Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) and the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) regarding their planned green hydrogen project in the Duqm area, central Oman. The two companies united in the Hyport Duqm consortium […]
Image Source: ChemAnalyst Amnah, the consortium securing Oman’s first land block for green hydrogen, has revealed plans to utilize its renewable hydrogen output in Duqm for green steel production. Mark Geilenkirchen, Project CEO, highlighted the strategic commitment to use green hydrogen domestically instead of exporting derivatives like ammonia. The decision aligns with Oman’s focus on […]
Image Source: The nature conservancy The country is using its existing energy infrastructure to fast-track its green transition. Ahead of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, the role of oil and gas-producing economies in the clean energy transition is coming into sharp focus. Ensuring that countries – including those that have relied on oil […]