Blogs & Ecology

Petroleum Development Oman, the state owned oil company of Oman (partly controlled by Shell), is in discussions with geologists who claim they’ve found a type of rock that can be used to soak up huge quantities of carbon dioxide.

The rock, known as peridotite, is layered just under the surface of a desert in Oman. The peridotite was found to react chemically with CO2, forming solid minerals. What’s more, it absorbs hot water infused with a concentration of CO2 that engineers can drill deep into it.

The Big Business Idea Competition (BBIC) for 2008 was held yesterday. Check out how it went on Blue_Chi's.

Omanymous shares with his (mis)adventures when ordering in a Subway in Oman and his analysis of the different type of sandwich artists around town.

Gamer blogger from Oman Moody posts his opinion on the Gamer Bill of Rights - which he believes many gamers in fact lack.

Expat wife L_Oman shares some secret recipes of her Ramadan special - such as the Puffy Heaven Cheese Rolls.

You might think that the recent activity at the Omani blogosphere is mostly about the religious atmosphere of the holy month of Ramadan, but strangely the majority of the posts are anything but Ramadanic.

The notorious Muscat Confidential blogger recently posted a blog post about how to have sex in Muscat. His blog seems to get hits through searches for sex-related keywords, and I quote:

Muscati, the administrator of OmanForum, explains his decision to remove an article that may have got him into trouble - and reports that the administrator of another forum is under investigation, possibly for the same matter.

Omani blogger Muscati is car-less. Click on the link to find out why.

Muscati, from Oman, is writing a series of articles on customer service in his country.

The Omani Blogging Community grieves over the sudden death of Omani Blogger Sleepless in Muscat.

The first Oman law dealing with electronic transactions was passed recently. Blue Chi writes about why bloggers and webmasters should know what it says.