Oman

Hydrochem receives Oman's water and power project contract

7 December 2009

Joint venture partners Oman Investment Corporation and Singapore-based Sembcorp have awarded a $68.4 million contract to Hyflux subsidiary Hydrochem… Continue reading

MISC issues SOQ for Sohar Industrial Port Area desalination plant

22 June 2009

Majis Industrial Services SAOC (MISC), a Government of Oman company providing water utility services at the Sohar Industrial Port Area, has issued a… Continue reading

MEDRC awards 7 projects

9 February 2009

The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) has awarded seven new research projects. The projects, including the principal investigator and… Continue reading

MEDRC gets new director

19 January 2009

Dutchman Roland Mollinger has been named the new director of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC). He graduated from the Law Faculty… Continue reading

Qarn Alam steam flood turns to RO

20 October 2008

Located 200km (120 mi) from the coast, Petroleum Development Oman's (PDO) first oilfield steam injection project will use RO to desalinate high-TDS… Continue reading

Vertical wells will feed SWRO

20 October 2008

An 80,200 m3/d (21.2 MGD) SWRO in Sur, Oman will be the largest SWRO to receive its feedwater from vertical deepwells when it is completed in early… Continue reading

Two water and power projects in Oman call tenders for interested consultants

18 August 2008

Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) has issued a call for tenders to consultants interested in providing advisory services in the development of… Continue reading

VA Tech Wabag EPC contractor in Duqm SWRO project

14 July 2008

Oman's Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAEC) has awarded a $20.8 million EPC contract to India's VA Tech Wabag to build a 6,000 m3/d (1.6 MGD) SWRO… Continue reading

Oman's desalinated water demand increase in 2014

12 May 2008

Population growth, economic development and a policy drive to move away from reliance on groundwater resources are expected to increase desalinated… Continue reading

MEDRC R&D center opens

10 March 2008

A new purpose-built research facility was inaugurated over the past three days as the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held a… Continue reading