Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority NOGA and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, and Bapco’s Chief Executive, Faisal Al-Mahroos were selected among the top 50 personalities who have influenced oil and gas industry in the Middle East region.
According to a recent survey conducted by the Oil & Gas Middle East Magazine, a leading global publication in oil and gas industry, in addition to these two prominent figures from Kingdom of Bahrain, other personalities selected by the magazine included Saudi Petroleum Minister, Ali Al-Noaimi, Iraqi Minister, Hussain Al-Shahrestani, Aramco CEO Khalid Al-Faleh, BP British Company CEO, Tony Hayward, Qatar’s Minister, Mohammed Al-Sadah, Kuwait Petroleum Company CEO Farouq Al-Zenki, ADMA GM UAE Ali Al-Jarwan, and others.
“The selection of Dr. Mirza and Al-Mahroos is a culmination of the dedicated efforts exerted by them in promoting Bahrain’s status in oil industry and upgrading this vital sector to enhance the Kingdom’s leading position amongst advanced countries in oil industry all over the world,” Bapco in a statement said.