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Oman: Meranti awards FEED contract for major green iron facility in Duqm

July 17, 2026·ZawyaEconomy

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GCC CONTEXT

Oman's pursuit of green iron production at Duqm reflects the GCC's broader industrial diversification strategy, leveraging abundant renewable energy resources and existing port infrastructure to develop downstream heavy industries. FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) contracts in industrial projects typically precede multi-year construction phases and signal material capital deployment in the region's non-oil sectors, which have historically demonstrated cyclical sensitivity to global commodity prices, financing costs, and energy policy shifts. Such initiatives contribute to the structural rebalancing of Gulf economies toward manufacturing and export-oriented sectors, a trend that has progressively influenced regional industrial equities and credit markets over the past decade.

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