What steps are being taken to upgrade the grid system and the supply of electricity?
Bahrain Energy
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of State for Electricity and Water Affairs from The Report: Bahrain 2013
Articles & Analysis | Lifting liquid gold: A wider variety of extraction techniques are being examined from The Report: Bahrain 2013
One of the most important trends within Bahrain’s energy sector is a general increase in production. This shift is taking place in both the oil and gas industries as well as the upstream and downstream segments, and the trend can be attributed to a number of factors, with the successful application of enhanced oil recovery techniques (EOR) being...
Articles & Analysis | Innovative techniques: Rising demand necessitates a search for other sources from The Report: Bahrain 2013
While extracting oil and natural gas increasingly requires more complicated techniques and sophisticated technology, hydrocarbons remain a key part of the Bahraini economy. Indeed, the kingdom’s investment agency, the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), recently reported that the oil sector accounted for approximately 22% of GDP in 2012 as...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Adel Khalil Al Moayyed, Chairman, BAPCO from The Report: Bahrain 2013
At what stage of development is the Sitra Refinery Master Plan, and how will upgrades to the Arabia-Bahrain (AB) pipeline affect refinery operations?
The hydrocarbons industry is a key contributor to the economy, accounting for around 22% of GDP in 2012 as well as some 75% of government revenues. Efforts to boost production are expected to see output reach 100,000 barrels per day by 2020. The government has pledged to invest $15bn in the hydrocarbons sector over the next 30 years, with energy diversification and a growing focus on solar and...
Bahrain has remained largely insulated from international external risks and has weathered the global economic shocks of the recent past relatively well. At the height of the international financial downturn, for example, the kingdom avoided falling into recession and even achieved real GDP growth of more than 6% in 2008 and over 3% in 2009.