From jduester at oman.org Sun Sep 7 09:38:42 2008 From: jduester at oman.org (Joachim Duester) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:38:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oman-L] Plans for a new luxury township in Oman: some questions Message-ID: <822655.84017.qm@web37908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> A few questions regarding the news excerpt below: Does anyone know the location of this particular new "premium luxury township"? Who will be the potential buyers? Some of the recent projects in Oman seem to aim at foreign buyers. I have also heard it rumoured that some of the properties near Bandar Jissa have been purchased by Russian investors. Do these intend to settle there or is this merely a financial investment, perhaps even a speculation, based on the expectation of rising real estate prices? - Regards, Joachim ----- OHI Group and ETA star properties sign deal Source: Khaleej Times, 7 September, 2008 Oman-based OHI Group on Saturday signed a deal with ETA Star Properties of Dubai to launch a premium luxury township in the Sultanate. This will be a multipurpose project with residential apartments, offices and retail spaces, blending luxurious living with high levels of convenience, officials said. The proposed launch of the project is end October. "The property market in the GCC is growing at breakneck speed and Oman is fast catching up with this upswing," Abid Junaid, Executive Director, ETA Star Properties, said, adding: "We believe it is an opportune time for us to enter Oman and this joint venture with the OHI group is part of our vision of building confidence, trust and credibility in all our projects in the real estate market place." "We are confident that this project will not only be a landmark in Oman but will also reinforce Oman?s potential of becoming a significant international destination.? Maqbool Hameed Al Saleh, Chairman, OHI Group said. "We are extremely pleased to partner with ETA Star properties as we see strong synergies with the group due to their legacy of excellence and long-standing expertise in the real estate industry. The agreement at this time signifies that ETA Star will join us every step." ----- From dhirsch at library.ucla.edu Sun Sep 7 21:58:05 2008 From: dhirsch at library.ucla.edu (Hirsch, David) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:58:05 -0700 Subject: [Oman-L] Plans for a new luxury township in Oman: some questions References: <822655.84017.qm@web37908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: i read today that it will be in al qurum, and formally launched at the end of october. http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Real_Estate_Property/10243164.html David G. Hirsch Librarian for Middle Eastern Studies Charles Young Research Library UCLA Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Tel: 310-825-2930 Fax: 310-825-6795 email: dhirsch at library.ucla.edu ________________________________ From: oman-l-bounces at oman.org on behalf of Joachim Duester Sent: Sun 9/7/2008 2:38 AM To: oman-l at oman.org Subject: [Oman-L] Plans for a new luxury township in Oman: some questions A few questions regarding the news excerpt below: Does anyone know the location of this particular new "premium luxury township"? Who will be the potential buyers? Some of the recent projects in Oman seem to aim at foreign buyers. I have also heard it rumoured that some of the properties near Bandar Jissa have been purchased by Russian investors. Do these intend to settle there or is this merely a financial investment, perhaps even a speculation, based on the expectation of rising real estate prices? - Regards, Joachim ----- OHI Group and ETA star properties sign deal Source: Khaleej Times, 7 September, 2008 Oman-based OHI Group on Saturday signed a deal with ETA Star Properties of Dubai to launch a premium luxury township in the Sultanate. This will be a multipurpose project with residential apartments, offices and retail spaces, blending luxurious living with high levels of convenience, officials said. The proposed launch of the project is end October. "The property market in the GCC is growing at breakneck speed and Oman is fast catching up with this upswing," Abid Junaid, Executive Director, ETA Star Properties, said, adding: "We believe it is an opportune time for us to enter Oman and this joint venture with the OHI group is part of our vision of building confidence, trust and credibility in all our projects in the real estate market place." "We are confident that this project will not only be a landmark in Oman but will also reinforce Oman's potential of becoming a significant international destination." Maqbool Hameed Al Saleh, Chairman, OHI Group said. "We are extremely pleased to partner with ETA Star properties as we see strong synergies with the group due to their legacy of excellence and long-standing expertise in the real estate industry. The agreement at this time signifies that ETA Star will join us every step." ----- _______________________________________________ Oman-L mailing list Oman-L at oman.org http://oman.org/mailman/listinfo/oman-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://oman.org/pipermail/oman-l/attachments/20080907/04b5dd50/attachment.html From sarah at haworth20.freeserve.co.uk Sun Sep 7 10:21:43 2008 From: sarah at haworth20.freeserve.co.uk (sarah at haworth20.freeserve.co.uk) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:21:43 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Oman-L] Plans for a new luxury township in Oman: some questions Message-ID: <12364635.82851220782903767.JavaMail.www@wwinf3716> Whay boggles me is how these forgein buyers expcet to get to Oman in a few years time when the oil runs out? > Message Received: Sep 07 2008, 11:18 AM > From: "Joachim Duester" > To: oman-l at oman.org > Cc: > Subject: [Oman-L] Plans for a new luxury township in Oman: some questions > > A few questions regarding the news excerpt below: Does anyone know the location of this particular new "premium luxury township"? Who will be the potential buyers? Some of the recent projects in Oman seem to aim at foreign buyers. I have also heard it rumoured that some of the properties near Bandar Jissa have been purchased by Russian investors. Do these intend to settle there or is this merely a financial investment, perhaps even a speculation, based on the expectation of rising real estate prices? - Regards, Joachim ----- OHI Group and ETA star properties sign deal Source: Khaleej Times, 7 September, 2008 Oman-based OHI Group on Saturday signed a deal with ETA Star Properties of Dubai to launch a premium luxury township in the Sultanate. This will be a multipurpose project with residential apartments, offices and retail spaces, blending luxurious living with high levels of convenience, officials said. The proposed launch of the project is end October. "The property market in the GCC is growing at breakneck speed and Oman is fast catching up with this upswing," Abid Junaid, Executive Director, ETA Star Properties, said, adding: "We believe it is an opportune time for us to enter Oman and this joint venture with the OHI group is part of our vision of building confidence, trust and credibility in all our projects in the real estate market place." "We are confident that this project will not only be a landmark in Oman but will also reinforce Oman?s potential of becoming a significant international destination.? Maqbool Hameed Al Saleh, Chairman, OHI Group said. "We are extremely pleased to partner with ETA Star properties as we see strong synergies with the group due to their legacy of excellence and long-standing expertise in the real estate industry. The agreement at this time signifies that ETA Star will join us every step." ----- _______________________________________________ Oman-L mailing list Oman-L at oman.org http://oman.org/mailman/listinfo/oman-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://oman.org/pipermail/oman-l/attachments/20080907/cd5cb166/attachment.htm From jduester at oman.org Tue Sep 9 07:06:09 2008 From: jduester at oman.org (Joachim Duester) Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:06:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oman-L] Dolphin gas supply to Oman to begin in October 2008 Message-ID: <855218.56421.qm@web37908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dolphin gas supply to Oman to begin in October Source: The Peninsula, 9 September 2008 Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy will begin supplying 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from October, months after the planned start, due to technical snags, the head of Oman Gas Co said yesterday. "Oman and our UAE counterparts are in final preparations to start gas supply in October this year. The delay was for technical reasons," Oman Gas Chief Executive Yusuf Al Ojaili said. In April, Ojaili said that the Dolphin gas supply to Oman would begin in June to meet Oman?s growing demand for fuel. Officials then said in May that operations would be delayed until August or September. Oman, whose $ 40.3bn economy grew 7.2 percent in real terms in 2006, is struggling to meet both domestic demand and its gas export commitments. The Dolphin project linking Qatar?s giant North Field with the United Arab Emirates and Oman was the first cross-border gas project in the world?s biggest oil-exporting region. The $ 4.8bn Dolphin project began importing gas it produced from its own wells at Qatar?s North Field last July. Mubadala Development Co, run by the government of Abu Dhabi, owns 51 percent of Dolphin while France?s Total and US Occidental each have a 24.5 percent stake. From jduester at oman.org Sat Sep 13 08:59:45 2008 From: jduester at oman.org (Joachim Duester) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:59:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oman-L] Oman and Iran to complete Kish gas field development by 2012 Message-ID: <671958.80502.qm@web37904.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Oman and Iran will complete Kish gas field development by 2012 Source: Reuters, 13 September 2008 Oman and Iran plan to complete the development of the Kish gas field in the Gulf by 2012 with the Gulf Arab state footing the bill of up to $ 12 billion, an Omani energy ministry official said. "Oman is going to wholly fund the Kish gas field and we expect to sign an agreement at the end of 2008 so the plant can start producing gas for Oman by 2012," an oil and gas ministry project official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. "The project will involve a 200-km pipeline, mostly underwater, to Musandam and Sohar. Phase one of this project will transport gas to Oman at a rate of one billion cubic feet per day and then rising to three billion cubic feet." Iran and Oman signed a deal in April to jointly develop Iran's Kish gas field in the Gulf at an estimated cost of between $ 7 billion and $ 12 billion, but did not give a timeline for the project at the time. Iran's oil minister travelled to Muscat earlier this month to discuss the plans to export Iranian gas to Oman, from where it could be exported using an Omani liquefied natural gas plant. Iran has the world's second biggest gas reserves but has been slow to develop gas exports and has no LNG facilities, which supercool gas so it can be exported by ship. Facing US sanctions and pressure, it has increasingly turned towards Asia and elsewhere to develop its oil and gas sector. The Islamic Republic's gas reserves were put at 27.80 trillion cubic metres at the end of 2007, compared to Oman's much more modest 690 billion cubic metres. Iran's ISNA news agency said that the gas heading to the Omani LNG facility will be used by the National Iranian Oil Company, a state firm which oversees Iran's hydrocarbons industry, in its international markets and sales. Some of the Iranian gas would be used by Oman, it added. The two countries are also developing another Gulf gas field, called Hengam in Iran and West Bukha in Oman. Hengam is a joint field, holding around two trillion cubic feet of gas in the Strait of Hormuz. "Oman is also going to develop the Bukha gas field at a cost of $ 200 million with a 100-km pipeline transporting Iranian gas to Sohar and then eventually to Sur," the official said. "We plan to have this field supplying gas by 2011, subject to negotiations." Sohar is home to major projects such as a 120,000 barrel per day refinery, aluminium smelter, methanol and fertiliser plants. Oman also needs to supply gas to Sur, to the 10 million tonnes per year Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG plants. From s.lcarr at tiscali.co.uk Mon Sep 22 12:25:04 2008 From: s.lcarr at tiscali.co.uk (Sarah Carr) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:25:04 +0100 Subject: [Oman-L] Question References: <822655.84017.qm@web37908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Can some one advise me; what is the cheapest way to call Oman mobile from the UK? And, are there any psychotherapists/councellors in Oman - English language or English Arabic? Thanks From d.werbeck at juno.com Fri Sep 26 20:27:03 2008 From: d.werbeck at juno.com (d.werbeck at juno.com) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:27:03 GMT Subject: [Oman-L] Question Message-ID: <20080926.212703.24895.1@webmail06.dca.untd.com> Call the Oman consulate and ask them all these questions. DCW -- "Sarah Carr" wrote: Can some one advise me; what is the cheapest way to call Oman mobile from the UK? And, are there any psychotherapists/councellors in Oman - English language or English Arabic? Thanks _______________________________________________ Oman-L mailing list Oman-L at oman.org http://oman.org/mailman/listinfo/oman-l ____________________________________________________________ Click for FHA loan, $0 lender fees, low rates & approvals nationwide http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mItjnaK5kVFBwCnHCg9Ivv6zhRzGYCZDpjgXduPz6AMVC8Q/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://oman.org/pipermail/oman-l/attachments/20080926/f3bcc5d1/attachment.html From soumyenb at ntu.ac.uk Fri Sep 26 09:42:50 2008 From: soumyenb at ntu.ac.uk (Bandyopadhyay, Soumyen) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:42:50 +0100 Subject: [Oman-L] Question References: <822655.84017.qm@web37908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Please check calling cards on the web, available from 3p/min. The rates through the following numbers are relatively cheap as well: 08717728383 (to landlines 7p)and 08715517575 (mobile 8p. Best wishes Soumyen Prof Soumyen Bandyopadhyay Nottingham Trent University -----Original Message----- From: oman-l-bounces at oman.org on behalf of Sarah Carr Sent: Mon 9/22/2008 1:25 PM To: jduester at oman.org; News and questions about Oman (Sultanate of Oman) Subject: [Oman-L] Question Can some one advise me; what is the cheapest way to call Oman mobile from the UK? And, are there any psychotherapists/councellors in Oman - English language or English Arabic? Thanks _______________________________________________ Oman-L mailing list Oman-L at oman.org http://oman.org/mailman/listinfo/oman-l This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. In this case, please reply to this email to highlight the error. 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