Journals By Industry - Energy Departments

Muscat projects the port of Sohar, 220 km north of Muscat, as the first anchor for a journey to make Oman a key maritime centre between three continents. Industries built there feature a...

On Jan. 22, 2007, BP signed with the MOG an EPSA for two onshore fields in central Oman with 30 TCF of tight gas. The EPSA covers Block-61, an area of 2,800 sq...

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The use of rare earth minerals may become a logistical bottleneck plaguing the deployment of wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, and electric vehicles, according to a report recently updated by the U.S. Department of...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Arun Majumdar, an ASME Fellow nominated in November by President Obama to serve as Under Secretary of Energy, has been approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. As this...

The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands (ERA) on Dec. 23 announced the start of competitive procurement for new power generation capacity on Grand Cayman. The projected date for additional generation is...

Puma Energy said it plans to open 80 new service stations in an attempt to consolidate themselves as the second largest in the Guatemalan market, reports Sigloxxi.com (Jan. 4, 2012). During the course...

Guatemala's regulatory agency has authorized the company Hidroxil use of the rivers Xamala and Sumala in Quiche, to install a hydroelectric plant, reports Lahora.com (Dec. 15, 2011). Located in the municipality of Santa...

The company Generadora San Mateo has been authorized to to install the 'Pojom II' hydroelectric station on the rivers Pojom and Negro in San Mateo, Ixtatan, reports Elperiodico.com.gt (Dec. 21, 2011). Located in...

The volatility that marked energy markets over the past year is almost guaranteed to continue in 2012. Geopolitical factors, such as Europe's financial crisis and conflicts with Iran and other regions, make long-range...

HEADNOTE Companies do not need to make maintenance procedures leading to increased reliability more complicated than they already are Reliability is a term that has become more commonly used in the industry. Many...

NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced on January 19 that the company recently signed a handful of cooperation agreements with partners in Middle East and Africa on oil and gas, to deepen their...

The power and water desalination complexes in Oman are the biggest users of energy, mainly natural gas. Consumption by the expanding utilities sector is to rise rapidly, estimated at the rate of 9%...

The State-owned Oman Gas Co. (OGC) has expanded its gas network with a pipeline tying the Nimr field to Salalah on the south-western coast. The MOG has said domestic demand for natural gas...

The Renewable Energy Ministry 2010 said he was in talks with several countries, including Germany, China and India, for co-operation in renewables. This ministry actively participates in annual World Future Energy Summit conferences...

The EU may allow some of its members to use strategic oil reserves after an oil embargo on Iran goes into effect on July 1. In Davos, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Ottinger on...

VEB allocates 1.6 bln rubles for Nord Hydro VEB has opened a 1.6 billion ruble line of credit for CJSC Nord Hydro until the end of 2016 to finance construction and reconstruction of...

Energy Ministry does not rule out raising export duties on thermal coal Russia's Energy Ministry is unhappy with rising prices for "certain brands of coal" and is prepared to raise the issue of...