MANAMA: More than 120 local, regional and international delegates are preparing to meet at MEED’S Bahrain Energy forum to discuss the exciting plans and project opportunities that will reaffirm Bahrain’s historic position as the energy hub of the Gulf and the wider Middle East.
The most important event of the year in Bahrain’s energy sector is set to open on Tuesday.
Under the patronage of the Minister of Finance and the Minister in Charge of Oil and Gas Affairs for the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Khalifa, the Bahrain Energy Forum 2014 is held in partnership with Bahrain’s National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA), the supreme government agency responsible for Bahrain’s hydrocarbons industry and is set to open at the Crowne Plaza in Manama.
Shaikh Ahmed will deliver the Forum’s opening keynote, which will be followed by an address from Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, Chief Executive of Noga Holding, who will outline the oil and gas giant’s 2030 vision and strategies, and discuss future energy requirements
Top Bahraini clients who will be presenting important updates and strategic insight include
Khalifa Ebrahim al-Mansoor, Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Works, Sanitary Planning and Engineering
Adnan Mohammed Fakhro, Deputy Chief Executive for Distribution and Customer Services, Electricity and Water Authority
Loay Ghazaleh, Advisor, Office of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Works
Mohamed Mubarak Bin Daina, Deputy Chief Executive, Supreme Council for Environment
Adel Khalil al-Moayyed, Chairman, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
Edward Hanley, Chief Executive Officer, Tatweer Petroleum
Fadhel Al Ansari, General Manager Manufacturing, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) Amin Sultan, Director Power and Utilities, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA) and many more.
Strategic partners who will be at the Forum include Noga Holding, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co (GPIC), Bahrain National Gas Expansion Company (BNGEC), Banagas, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Skaugen Gulf Petchem Carriers (SGPC), Bahrain Lube Base Oil Company, Tatweer Petroleum and Bahrain Aviation Fuelling Company (BAFCO). The Forum is also supported by Middle East-Americas Energy Council and FinMark Communications.