Tag: Oman
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Israel to join top ten water stressed by 2040
The US-based World Resources Institute has forecast that Israel will be among the world’s ten most water stressed regions by 2040. Almost half of those regions will be in the Middle East according to recent report by the institute.
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Oman trial plant eases water scarcity
Trial operation of a new desalination plant near the Oman capital, Muscat, is already alleviating water scarcity there according to the Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity and Water.
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Aquatech wins Oman MED deal
Water and wastewater technology firm, Aquatech, has won a contract to design and supply a multiple effect distillation (MED) seawater desalination system for Oman’s Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic).
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Seven groups bid for giant Oman scheme
Seven multinational company-led consortiums have pitched for the Oman’s largest independent water desalination project. The 330 Ml/d scheme will include two sites at Barka and Sohar on Oman’s Batinah coast.
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Hyflux first half revenue 90% municipal
Singapore, desalination group, Hyflux, generated more than 90% of its revenue for the six months to 30 June 2015 in municipal markets with almost a half of its sales in its home market and more than a third in China according to its first half 2015 report. Group profit after tax and minority interests was…
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Oman seeks bidders for stop-gap desalination contracts
Five firms have already bid for a contract with Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) for temporary water desalination plants to meet the country’s growing demand for water.
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Oman funds renewable desalination research
Oman has approved funding for research into harnessing renewable energy sources for water desalination in the sultanate.
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Energy Recovery wins US$ 4 million Oman deal
Pressure energy technology, Energy Recovery, has won a US$ 3.96 million order to install its PX Pressure Exchanger technology at a 50,000 m³/d independent water plant at Qurayyat, Oman.
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IDA awards 2015 fellowship to environmental researcher
The IDA has awarded its prestigious 2014-15 Fellowship to Dr Raed AI Bashitialshaaer, of Lund University, Sweden.
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Probe finds staff ignored manual as Oman desalination plant went down
Lack of staff emergency skills and failure to follow operating manual instructions were among the reasons for a catastrophic loss of power and water production at Oman’s Sohar 1 power and desalination plant in May according to a report issued by the Oman Authority for Electricity Regulation.