The Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority NOGA and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza held talks with Occidental Exploration Director, Garry Woodhouse.
The meeting was held at Al-Dar in Awali and was attended by Oxy General Manager in Bahrain Robert Bottinga, Bapco’s Chief Executive, Faisal Al-Mahroos and other officials.
The meeting reviewed a number of issues related to exploration activities in blocks 1,3, and 4, in addition to discussing other issues related to deep gas. The meeting is in line with NOGA efforts for implementing the directives of the Wise Leadership and prospects of the Vision 2030 towards increasing oil and gas production and enhancing the strategic reserve for fulfilling Bahrain’s future needs of oil and gas.