tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post3775593549070134301..comments2024-03-07T22:45:54.309+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Did you know there was supposed to be a new radio station in Oman: "Merge FM" tangled in red tape.Undercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-27835749249515169812011-05-05T07:43:41.693+04:002011-05-05T07:43:41.693+04:00what was production from Mukhaizna when PDO was ru...what was production from Mukhaizna when PDO was running it?<br />What is production from Mukhaizna now that Oxy is running it?<br />The fact is that competition (as seen in Norway and many other parts of the world) gets fields developed that sole operators can't really be bothered with.<br /><br />Al<br />Pity that Alice in Wonderland chose to ignore thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-79704025311419829982011-04-27T20:16:03.453+04:002011-04-27T20:16:03.453+04:00Three, three, three, three! We want Part 3!!Three, three, three, three! We want Part 3!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-64056411216342116112011-04-25T22:24:22.735+04:002011-04-25T22:24:22.735+04:00Where is the LIKE button for the last line of this...Where is the LIKE button for the last line of this post?<br /><br />The comment right before mine... are there qualified Omanis to take those jobs? Our company is currently looking to fill 10-12 jobs. They would LOVE to fill those jobs with Omanis! But there aren't any who are qualified! NONE. The jobs sit open.<br /><br />The ONLY reason we are here is that there isn't a SINGLE OMANI with the qualifications to take the job. If there were, we would be going home in a heartbeat.<br /><br />The Omani people NEED to take back their own country. But it can't be done with laws and regulations. It can only be done through education & hard work. If you kick out all the expats, you'll lose your oil income. It has happened before. PLEASE, put us out of a job by becoming educated enough to do so! I'll be the first person applauding for you while I board the plane back home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-8734568640397975672011-04-25T08:23:05.396+04:002011-04-25T08:23:05.396+04:00Ref Dhofar Power Company and all other companies i...Ref Dhofar Power Company and all other companies in Oman. To me a question should be: What qualifications / skills / attitudes are needed to do a certain job and the jobs just below (for in case someone is sick and senior people must fill in for them)? Then TEST all candidates who think they are qualified / possess the skills for a certain job. Interview only those who demonstrate they have the skills / qualifications. Pick the BEST. Base it on merit. If that person is Omani, fine; if that person is from elsewhere, fine; but the shareholders should want the best regardless of nationality.The MET Officenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-59762200354508498992011-04-24T00:05:35.329+04:002011-04-24T00:05:35.329+04:00Omanjob - you wanted some facts and figures re Oma...Omanjob - you wanted some facts and figures re Oman and Norway. Well, here you are, courtesy of the US Energy Information Administration, (see http://www.eia.doe.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=NO for Norway's figures and then use the links for Oman)<br /><br />Proven oil reserves in billion barrels: Oman 5.5, Norway 6.68<br />Oil production in barrels per day(bpd): Oman 863,000, Norway 2,350,000<br />Oil consumption in bpd: Oman 115,000, Norway 204,100<br /><br />Proven natural gas in trillion cubic feet: Oman 30, Norway 81.7<br />Gas production in billion cubic feet: Oman 875, Norway 3,650<br />Gas consumption in bcf: Oman 520, Norway 163<br /><br />Electricity installed capacity in gigawatts: Oman 4, Norway 30<br />Electricity produced in billion kilowatt hours: Oman 17.63, Norway 140<br />Electricity consumed in bkh: Oman 13.25, Norway 115<br /><br />Coal reserves in million short tons: Oman 0, Norway 6<br />Coal produced: Oman 0, Norway 2.9mst<br />Coal consumed: Oman 0, Norway 1.3mst<br /><br />Total energy consumption: <br />Oman: 0.71 quadrillion Btu of which 70% came from gas and 30% from oil<br />Norway: 1.9 quadrillion Btu of which 69% came from hydroelectric power, 23% from oil, 9% from gas and 2% from coal<br /><br />Total per capita energy consumption: Oman 250 Btu, Norway 414 Btu<br /><br />Population: Oman approx 3 million, Norway just short of 5 million.<br /><br />So, if I could have posted this in a neat table, you would easily be able to see that whilst Oman and Norway have not too dissimilar oil reserves and oil production levels relative to their population size, that is as far as the similarity goes. Norway has FAR MORE natural gas and it uses far less of it too. Its electricity sector is about 10 times the size of Oman, thanks to its huge hydroelectric capabilities.<br /><br />Add to that, the fact that before Norway discovered oil in the 1960s, it had a valuable fishing and timber industry so that whilst it was an agricultural rather than an industrial nation, it was far from being underdeveloped. Contrast that with Oman in the 1960s where healthcare, education, transport links etc etc were almost non-existant.<br /><br />You mentioned literacy: Norway's rate is 99%, Oman's is 84%.<br /><br />You might like to know that 42.7% of Omanis are under 15, compared with Norway where 17.4% are under 15.<br /><br />You should notice that Oman consumes quite a lot of its annual oil production. In 2010, Oman consumed 115,000bpd out of 863,000bpd, ie 13%. In 2000, it consumed about 52,000bpd, out of just under 1,000bpd, ie about 5 - 6%. The trend is for increasing consumption and decreasing production which is NOT GOOD.<br /><br />Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I hope this helps a little to enable you to understand the huge differences between the 2 countries and why they are in their current relative situations.<br /><br />Alice in WonderlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-47344192944619917342011-04-23T14:03:41.929+04:002011-04-23T14:03:41.929+04:00One of the demands is to oust all the expat CEOs e...One of the demands is to oust all the expat CEOs especially the indians and especially Dhofar Power Company's CEO.<br /><br />Some senior Omani guy from Ex-Ministry of Electricity should be put in his place.<br /><br />We are even ready to suggest some names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-23526619384338397142011-04-22T07:49:07.710+04:002011-04-22T07:49:07.710+04:00No need to only check out government owned, semi g...No need to only check out government owned, semi government and company’s in which the government has a major stake to have a wry laugh.<br /><br />Check out the companies owned by current and former senior government officials and you will have an idea of how committed each is to giving their fellow country men promotion. <br /><br />Always the same – take the easy route – recruit non Omani for their skills and never train up Omanis to replace them.<br /><br />In most cases the non-Omanis being brought in from xyz have zero job-appropriate skills only low cost and a network of supporters in the same organization. They get trained (if at all) for a length of time and ‘hey presto’ become part of the supporting network for the next recruitment process.<br /><br />And so 'magically' the company has people with influence at its head, low cost labour at the wagging tail competes with small companies with non of those carefully acquired advantages.Thats What I Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799337685584108553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-91208479676167228502011-04-19T14:22:10.353+04:002011-04-19T14:22:10.353+04:00I remember MUSCAT CONFIDENTIAL wrote an article on...I remember MUSCAT CONFIDENTIAL wrote an article on the nationalization of DHofar Power Company,<br /><br />I would request u to re post it on the front page as it is most relevant to the situation here.<br /><br />I heard there are already protests going on in Dhofar Power Company by Omani Employees, there foremost demand is the ousting of the senior management which is all INDIANS,<br /><br />Not even a single OMANI in Senior Management Position.<br /><br />And it is a Government Owned Company, <br /><br />What a JOKE !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-73122165533828329812011-04-19T13:51:55.214+04:002011-04-19T13:51:55.214+04:00Can we have a set of Mug-shots of the Blue City Ba...Can we have a set of Mug-shots of the Blue City Bandits?<br /><br />The African QueenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-52215790621973034982011-04-18T09:39:42.671+04:002011-04-18T09:39:42.671+04:00Al,
These fellows - and that is me being nice by ...Al,<br /><br />These fellows - and that is me being nice by the way - have lost the plot.<br /><br />Nazi symbolism emblazoned on a shell petrol station? Oh come on. Everyone knows that 50% of the business and industry that existed in Europe during the second world war was somehow connected to Nazi Germany. I bet you the prats that posted that junk up, had just made it back to Mina Al Fahal from a shopping spree at Tommy Hilfiger in Muscat City Centre. <br /><br />Morons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-86729694672344370952011-04-17T23:12:19.996+04:002011-04-17T23:12:19.996+04:00Bank Dhofar CEO resigns,
now it's the turn of...Bank Dhofar CEO resigns,<br /><br />now it's the turn of Dhofar Power's CEO's<br /><br />then the directors in Dhofar Power, ALL ae fucking indiansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-12916284995283624732011-04-17T13:32:31.968+04:002011-04-17T13:32:31.968+04:00Anonymous please give full facts so that Oman and ...Anonymous please give full facts so that Oman and Norway can be compared, like quantum of oil and gas, population, literacy level etc. <br /><br />We cannot pass loose remarks anymore, because Govt. of Oman has decided to take blogs into serious consideration. UD I think that shows the difference between UAE and Oman. UAE has been arresting and closing down its blogs. <br />http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=43435omanjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634760631533250222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-15379572947868189332011-04-16T23:00:40.528+04:002011-04-16T23:00:40.528+04:00Hi Dragon!
Slightly off-topic
yet another worryin...Hi Dragon!<br /><br />Slightly off-topic<br />yet another worrying event that confirms what you always (and wisely) stated: Dubai/UAE is a place to stay away from...<br /><br />http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3530450/Head-injuries-of-dead-Dubai-Brit-Lee-Brown.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-81476806247632555552011-04-16T20:33:55.303+04:002011-04-16T20:33:55.303+04:00Norway has much much more oil and gas than Oman. T...Norway has much much more oil and gas than Oman. That's why they are doing "rather better". Also, PDO/Shell is not the only oil producer in Oman - BP, Oxy, BGP and others also have concessions. Not sure if this list is accurate but it names 31 companies with a stake in Oman's oil producution http://www.oil-blog.com/sector/middle-east/oil-companies-oman-oil-gas-companies-assets-oman/.<br />(Statoil apparently operates 60% of Norway's production).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-68257650321004168562011-04-15T08:23:10.142+04:002011-04-15T08:23:10.142+04:00"these fellows have lost the plot" ??
F..."these fellows have lost the plot" ??<br /><br />First oil discovery in Oman 1963<br />First oil discovery in Norway 1969<br />Norway seems to have done rather better than Oman by opening up its area to all oil companies rather than just one - it's called competition.<br /><br />AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-68935344983812662482011-04-14T19:45:09.012+04:002011-04-14T19:45:09.012+04:00It's time for HM to set out the rules and act ...It's time for HM to set out the rules and act - he still has respect and support. These children need a reality check.Amazednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-3427484082218070372011-04-14T13:01:02.301+04:002011-04-14T13:01:02.301+04:00Sorry to steer you guys away from this 'grippi...Sorry to steer you guys away from this 'gripping' FM stuff, but... these fellows have lost the plot:<br /><br />http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2011/04/14/we-dont-want-shell-in-oman-any-more/<br /><br />Radical = bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-9256534112491452832011-04-14T07:30:26.465+04:002011-04-14T07:30:26.465+04:00The new radio station is going to be a joke. I am ...The new radio station is going to be a joke. I am so tired of listening to Brits. The only good thing HiFm did lately was hire an American girl. I will admit I would rather listen to Chris Fisher in the morning than Darren Short though. Darren is a terrible radio presenter and he is not funny. If the new station merges western music with arabic that will be incredibly awful. <br /><br />Tired of Oman radioOmanRadioSucksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-77155960192330602122011-04-13T23:39:23.388+04:002011-04-13T23:39:23.388+04:00Part 3 pleasePart 3 pleaseWaitingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-19560867575730149902011-04-13T19:34:15.063+04:002011-04-13T19:34:15.063+04:00No answers to the last question, so here's an ...No answers to the last question, so here's an easier one:<br />Name any Brit DJ that's been fired from MORE THAN one UAE or Omani radio station.<br /><br />AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-34158363529718459342011-04-12T19:28:54.732+04:002011-04-12T19:28:54.732+04:00Randomdxbloke AKA Chris Fisher :)
Can anyone name...Randomdxbloke AKA Chris Fisher :)<br /><br />Can anyone name one Brit DJ in the UAE/Oman that hasn't had to leave their radio station because of some indiscretion??<br /><br />The real RandomdxblokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-21280133543722341892011-04-12T19:28:00.433+04:002011-04-12T19:28:00.433+04:00the pic of the three ppl sure do like criminals an...<b>the pic of the three ppl sure do like criminals and they should be tossed in the hell </b>anonymoushttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-56315666494674008122011-04-12T13:17:43.870+04:002011-04-12T13:17:43.870+04:00Chris Fisher was never fired by the radio station ...Chris Fisher was never fired by the radio station for an April Fool's Prank. The station was fully behind his joke - but due to misreporting in the local press and subsequent letters to a local paper the whole situation got out of hand. The reason he was suspended was because he went live on air on a rival station to discuss the press coverage when he was presenting a show live on the station he was employed with. That was it. Ultimately Chris decided himself to leave and go and work for another station in the UAE which eventually was forced to close due to the credit crunch. No employer screwed him over, he was a victim of a worldwide credit crunch. Chris was an extremely popular figure in Dubai, was probably the best known radio presenter and did a lot of good work for the community. He will be an asset to the new radio station and will build a great following in Oman. It's great that he has come back to work in the Middle East and I wish him well<br /><br />RandomdxbblokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-74006940718648802482011-04-12T11:06:58.554+04:002011-04-12T11:06:58.554+04:00Can't wait to hear Chris Fisher on the radio. ...Can't wait to hear Chris Fisher on the radio. I used to listen to him in Dubai and he his the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-5709958719484859162011-04-11T22:03:33.913+04:002011-04-11T22:03:33.913+04:00I used to live in Dubai, and many UAE residents li...I used to live in Dubai, and many UAE residents like me know Chris Fisher. He was probably the most well respected DJ in the country. He was sorely missed from our airwaves. If he is working here in Muscat, then that will probably be the best thing for Oman's pitiful radio scene. The truth is he ran an April fools day prank in the UAE a few days before a Robbie Williams gig. It was harmless enough, but not well received, ans as always, expats are expendable. This nearly crippled him as he had outstanding debt. He is a great guy and I don't think "fired" is the right word to use here. He was severely let down by his employer. One in a long list of employees who have had their companies shit on them in times of need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com