Bahrain’s gas output fell 10% year-on-year to 2.20bn cfd for Q1, a six-year low, raising the prospect of a gas crunch for the island kingdom which relies on gas to feed its power plants and heavy industry. Manama is turning to LNG imports to get through the year, five and a half years after commissioning its 5.9mn t/y import terminal. At triple the cost of domestic gas this is an expensive gambit.
Output comes from the onshore Bahrain (Awali) field, which averaged a record high 2.60bn cfd last year. Despite the annual record, production was down slightly year-on-year through the second half of last year, and the decline has accelerated in early 2025 (see chart). MEES understands that there are now concerns over declining reservoir pressure, raising doubts over the future trajectory of gas output. (CONTINUED - 989 WORDS)
