Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 1/2

2/9-January-2006

bahrain

Oil And Gas Authority Discusses Natural Gas Options

The recently-formed National Oil and Gas Authority held a meeting on 4 January under its Chairman and Minister of State, 'Abd al-Husain 'Ali Mirza, and discussed options for increasing the supply of natural gas to meet rising demand from industry and the power/desalination sector. The authority affirmed its commitment to explore for more gas reserves in the Bahrain field and in...