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12-15 BAHRAIN PETROLEUM (BAPCO).qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 9:32 AM Page 14 14 Oil & Gas Directory Middle East - 2018 • Exploration & Petroleum Engineering: New technologies have vastly improved performance and safety since modern oil exploration started in 1912. Oil & gas exploration and Company ofile Pr production today requires a variety of economic, social, political, and environmental considerations. New challenges include the adoption of new technologies, evolving environmental laws and regulations that vary among (and within) nations, and providing adequate profitability. • Gas Distribution & Sales: Bapco’s Gas Distribution & Sales department strives to ensure a continuous supply of gas supply to industrial gas consumers in the Kingdom of 2.03 Bapco’s core activities include: Bahrain, with world-class EHS standards. In addition to • Exploration: Extensive studies are carried out to explore new servicing all customer requirements, it manages and offshore O&G reserves and obtain more accurate data on maintains the gas distribution system, as well as its existing reserves. importation. It also provides technical support to the Bapco Bapco • Storage: Bapco has more than 170 storage tanks at different • Refining: Bapco refines over 260,000 barrels of crude daily, Management and to NOGA. about one sixth of which originates from Bahrain Field. The remainder is pumped from Saudi Arabia in pipelines extending 27 kms over land and a further 27 kms. under sea. sites, with a total capacity of over 14 million barrels. FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY Bapco highlights key EHS issues on a daily basis. It has initiated many tremendous achievements and continues to make great strides towards the betterment of the environment as well as • Marketing: Bapco exports crude to world markets and sells propagating and inspiring the public to practise safety and take petroleum products locally and internationally. It also necessary health precautions as part of their lifestyles. Bapco supplies aviation fuel at the Bahrain International Airport has made numerous achievements on the EHS front in recent through the Bahrain Aviation Fuelling Company (BAFCO). It years, such as the Princess Sabeeka Park in Awali, which was also provides natural gas to power plants and other inaugurated in February 2010 by Her Royal Highness Princess industries in Bahrain. Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King • Training and Development: Bapco places prime importance Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa & Chairwoman of the Supreme on training the youth of Bahrain, with many of its initiatives being career-driven and comprising invaluable components like hands-on training and industrial mentorship. Bapco has also supported “Injaz Bahrain”, a national activity - based programme that furnishes Bahrainis with vital life skills, on a consistent basis. Bahraini students are also granted the opportunity to pursue their postgraduate education locally and abroad, courtesy of Bapco’s scholarship programmes.