EOG Resources expects first gas in 2026 from a partnership deal signed last week with Bahrain state firm BapcoEnergies. The 25 February deal with the US shale specialist is to “evaluate a promising gas exploration prospect” (MEES, 28 February). The reference appears to be the deep pre-Unayzah gas layers sitting under the Bahrain onshore field, which the country’s previous oil minister estimated holds 35tcf gas in place (MEES, 15 July 2022). Bapco has been targeting development of the gas as part of its $4.2bn Bahrain Field Oil and Gas Development Expansion project.
Currently all of Bahrain’s production comes from the various reservoirs of the onshore Bahrain (also known as Awali) field (see map). MEES calculates oil production in Bahrain averaged 38,500 b/d last year while gas appears to be continuing its upward trajectory to average 2.61bn cfd (see chart). These figures exclude Bahrain’s right to 50% of production from Saudi Arabia’s 300,000 b/d Abu Safah field, which is operated by Saudi Aramco, with the Saudi firm currently marketing Bapco’s share. (CONTINUED - 709 WORDS)
