Bahrain

October 27 saw the official launch of Bahrain's deep onshore natural gas exploration licensing round.

Bahrain will award a tender for a project to double output at the Awali oil field by December 2008, according to a statement by oil minister Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza.

Iran and Bahrain have agreed on a framework deal that will see Iran export 10.3bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Bahrain, according to Iran's oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari, quoted... 2008-10-20

BMI View: Broadly speaking, we remain sanguine on the outlook for the Bahraini economy, forecasting above-4.0% growth for the next five years.

The weekend has seen some spectacular losses in the Gulf stock markets, in line with our bearish view. There is not much to pick between them: they all look as bad as each other,... 2008-08-11

Middle Eastern oil junior Bahrain has compiled a short list of three international oil companies (IOCs) as potential partners for a vital onshore oil field project. The deal is a... 2008-03-04

On February 25, Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) will award an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) to Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) for... 2008-02-25

Following a disappointing response to its recent offshore licensing round, Bahrain has been pleased by the strong international interest in participating in a major overhaul of its... 2007-11-02

Bahrain has started discussions with Iran over importing natural gas through a new pipeline by 2015, according to the Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs. As part of its plans to meet... 2007-05-10

Bahrain will announce a shortlist of companies in May which will be pre-qualified to bid for exploration licences in its first offshore round. The government is putting up four offshore... 2007-05-03