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 BAHRAIN
Arabia/Persian Gulf
Bahrain’s only indigenous oil is produced from the
onshore Awali field, which is well into depletion. However, the offshore
Abu Safah field, shared with Saudi Arabia and operated by Saudi Aramco,
provides a large proportion of the country’s oil production.
Before 1992 it was split 50:50 but since 1996 all the oil
from Abu Safah has gone to Bahrain under a refining agreement. Bahrain
thus has rights to around 135,000 Bbls per day of offshore production
from Abu Safah. It is being expanded but it is not certain whether
Bahrain will be entitled to keep all this oil.
 All Bahrain’s gas comes from the Awali field, either
associated or from the deep Khuff reservoir and the country has no
offshore gas production. Some additional oil production may be expected
from new offshore exploration blocks that have been created after
resolution in 2001 by the International Court of Justice in The Hague of
a border dispute with Qatar.
Petronas began drilling offshore Bahrain in the Northern
coastal region late in 2002. The Bahrain Government has also accepted
offers from ChevronTexaco and Petronas for exploration in three licensed
areas in the eastern offshore.
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