Bahrain’s government is moving to tackle the sensitive issue of energy subsidies as it faces up to its precarious oil and gas balances. Gas production peaked in 2024 at an annual average of 2.60bn cfd, and the latest Jodi data shows that as of October, the 2025 full year average was set to fall to around 2.38bn cfd.
US firm EOG Resources has been brought in to develop deep tight gas layers below Bahrain’s Awali field, but Bapco Energies CEO Mark Thomas recently told MEES that this project will only partially offset the decline in gas production (MEES, 7 November). To ensure full power provision, Bapco Energies and Acwa Power will develop a 2.8GW solar power plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to supply Bahrain (MEES, 2 January). (CONTINUED - 304 WORDS)
