H.E. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the
Minister of Oil, visited Banagas and the Bahrain Gas Plant Project on Tuesday,
30 May 2017. He was welcomed by Dr.
Dafer bin Rashed Al Jalahma, Chairman of the Bahrain National Gas Expansion
Company (TAWSAEH) and Acting Chief Executive of the Oil and Gas Holding Company
(nogaholding), and a delegation which included Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Sharyyan,
Secretary General of the National Oil and Gas Authority, Mr. Yousuf bin Ali
Alawadhi, Chairman of Banagas, Board members, Dr. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al
Khalifa, Chief Executive of Banagas and senior Management of the Company.
During his visit, H.E. the Minister of Oil was taken
on a site tour of the Bahrain Gas Plant accompanied by Board members. Dr. Dafer provided a detailed brief on the
progress of the project which currently exceeded 55 percent of the total work.
Commenting on his visit H.E. Shaikh
Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, said: “This project is another significant
milestone for Bahrain in the energy sector, supported by the Leadership of the
Kingdom of Bahrain. The project is among the several National Oil and Gas
Authority (NOGA) and the Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding) strategic
projects aimed at securing continued economic growth in the Kingdom".
Dr. Dafer said: “The
Bahrain Gas Plant Project is on track and is progressing as scheduled. We are incredibly proud of this strategic
landmark project which is in line with the Economic Vision 2030 and supported
by the Leadership of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This reflects their trust in
nogaholding’s track record and their confidence in investing in Bahrain to
further fuel growth of energy development projects in the country.”
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