Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 43

26-Oct-2009

Bahrain

BAPCO Completes Drilling Of Three Gas Wells

State-owned Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) has successfully completed the drilling of three new wells as part of a major effort to boost the kingdoms natural gas production. The wells are the first of eight deep gas wells expected to be drilled in the Khuff gas reservoir as part of a $100mn program aiming to increase gas production by 500mn cfd. The effort began this year as part of a drive...