GEO-Resources Consultancy (GRC) was established in 1999 in Muscat, Oman to provide specialist consultancy services and technical support in environmental, mining and mineral processing, infrastructural development and water sectors of the Sultanate.
Its well-developed network in the Oman earth sciences and environment sector and strong links to international professionals makes its services appropriate to a wide range of clients in many fields.
GRC’s professional staff and associates have unparalleled local experience and knowledge gained through many years of association with leading public and private sector agencies, says Ahmed Al-Ghafri, who is the Managing Director of GRC.
“GRC has established itself as the premier consulting group in the environment, mining and waters sectors with a growing list of prestigious, public and private sector clients including Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources, Petroleum Development of Oman, Occidental Oman, Oman Gas Company, Daleel Petroleum and Oman Chromite Company, Sohar Refinery Company,” he says.
GRC, currently exploring the opportunity to provide its services to other ME countries, has recently completed a marine survey project for Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia with its associate company in Bahrain.
In association with Newtech International, GRC has also completed a noise modeling study for low frequency military aircrafts (F16) as a construction design input.
Some of its ongoing environment projects include EIA for the proposed Qurum Commercial Establishment for Orascom Hotels and Development, provision for H2S monitoring for Daleel Petroleum; environment monitoring for Oman Refinery Company.
Some of the key hydrogeological projects include consultancy services for the reviewing of Wellfield Protection Plans and Preparation of New Wellfield Protection Zones; consultancy services for the drilling and aquifer testing programme in Al Batinah North, Musandam Governorate, Al Massarat North Dhahirah Region and consultancy services for the preparation of Wellfield Protection Plans and Development of Decision Support System for Wellfield Protection Zones.
