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Oman's Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said arrived back in Muscat, following a month-long visit to Europe. He has kept a low profile since his return, with no major official engagements.

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Issue 1153 - 26 August 2022

Oman: Maha sells stake in Mafraq field

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Sweden’s Maha Energy has sold a 35% stake in its exploration and production sharing agreement for onshore Block 70 to Oman's local Mafraq Energy.

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Oman drew an audience of international oil companies and others to an event at London’s Mansion House in late July to push green hydrogen (GH2) and other ‘future fuels’ projects.

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The visit of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) commander Lieutenant General Prince Turki Bin Bandar Bin Abdelaziz to Muscat follows that of several other senior Saudi military officials to Oman in recent months.

Saudi Arabia | Oman
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Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said oversaw the passing out of officer cadets at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), the British Army’s officer training centre south-west of London, on 23 July. He watched his son, heir apparent and culture, sports and youth minister Seyyid Theyazin Bin Haitham, pass out from RMAS’ eight-week Commissioning Course Short 222.

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Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) commander Rear Admiral Saif Bin Nasser Al-Rahbi travelled to Tehran for talks with his Iranian counterparts including Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces (Artesh) chief of staff General Mohammad Hossein Baqer.

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Omani Ruler Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said will be a notable absentee from the mid-July Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) summit, which is also set to involve United States President Joe Biden and leaders from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. For the third consecutive time since coming to power in January 2020, Haitham has side-stepped the gathering of GCC leaders.

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US President Joe Biden’s imminent trip to the Middle East has prompted renewed discussion about the idea of a region-wide defence pact to counter Iran. Such ideas have long been floated for the GCC states alone – and always failed due to a lack of commitment among the six countries to pool their defence resources and command-and-control structures. The talk these days is of an even wider arrangement, involving the likes of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Israel.

Israel | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) is to take over responsibility for maintenance of its Hawk aircraft engines from Rolls-Royce, while the Royal Army of Oman is to take charge of maintenance and repair services for its fleet of armoured personnel carriers from Turkey’s FNSS.

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Sultan Haitham bin Tarik promoted Brigadier Mohammed Bin Rabe Bin Jamaan Al-Shujaibi to the rank of Major General and appointed him as operations assistant to the Internal Security Service head Lieutenant General Said Bin Ali Al-Hilali.

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UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has approved the procurement of the first elements of a mobile urban training facilities capability in Oman.

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Oman's Royal Court Affairs secretary general Nasr Bin Hamoud Bin Ahmed Al-Kindi – who was appointed in March 2011 under then Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said  – has been given further responsibilities for the finances and administration of the Diwan of the Royal Court.

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Oman's energy and minerals minister Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Rumhi has retired from the job he held since December 1997, as part of a mini-reshuffle of the cabinet. There also have been some changes to governor positions.

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Gulf Co-operation Council countries formally launched the process to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK. The GCC is the UK’s seventh largest export market.

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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GSN Risk Grade - B3. Hydrogen developments: The government is among those that have seen an opportunity to be an early mover in the potentially huge global hydrogen economy.

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