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Drilling to start in 2022 on the shale oilfield discovered in Bahrain in 2018.
Bahrain’s Khaleej al-Bahrain field is the biggest oil and gas field find since 1932. Discovered in 2018 state-owned Tatweer Petroleum plans to drill evaluation wells
Latest data available from Bahrain’s Tender Board on contracts awarded in 2020.
The overall dollar value of the contracts awarded last year is slightly lower than 2019 figures but still reflect some good figures despite the effects
Land reclamation project in North Manama completed.
Dutch dreding company, Boskalis, completed a land reclamation project for the planned North Manama Causeway consisting of a future five kilometre long highway linking Manama
2nd edition of the Virtual Bahrain International Conference and Exhibition 2021 set to go ahead in June.
The high level virtual conference will be taking place on 1-3 June and will attract over 2,000 participants from around the globe. This year’s edition
Bahrain-Italy aviation deal to go ahead
Commercial trade between the two countries will improve once the agreement is in place while allowing tourism to flourish at the same time. Italy is
Sponsorship changes announced for dependents of expatriate workers
Changes were recently announced by the Minister of Interior (decision No. 34 of 2021) relating to entry visas and residence permits for the expatriate worker’s
Gulf Air signs up for the trial phase of a digital travel pass.
Bahrain’s national carrier has joined three other Middle Eastern airlines in trialing a digital travel pass to assist the recovery of the aviation industry during