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Volume
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Issue
3
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The event was organised by the National Oil
and Gas Authority (NOGA) in collaboration with
the International Gas Union (IGU) and attended
by a large number of participants including senior
officials, experts in the industry, representatives
of regional and international organisations,
governmental institutions, oil firms operating in
the region under the umbrella of the IGU.
In his inaugural speech, the minister
welcomed the guests and appreciated the
government support to NOGA’s attracting
regional and international actors to support
Bahrain’s national sustainable development
goals (SDGs).
The minister said that the scientific papers
at this forum highlight the constructive
regional cooperation in gas pipeline
networks, stressing Bahrain’s oil and gas
sector’s keenness on qualifying the national
labour force through local and international
participation. He added that NOGA is working
on increasing Bahrain’s gas resources, since
its main source of gas is Bahrain Field that
covers 100% of the country’s gas needs. This
is in addition to various other projects on
developing the recently discovered deep gas
and the new LNG harbour under construction
that will be completed this year.
Dr Samir Al Karaeish, Director of the Technical
Affairs Department, represented the Secretariat
General at the event. He presented a paper
titled the “Arabian Gas Pipeline” that tackled
the importance of the Arabian Gas Pipeline,
its progress, phases, and current situation. The
pipeline is considered a distinguished example
of strategic Arab cooperation projects as it
represents a strategic economic link between
Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq in the
future, and Africa, Asia, and Europe in later
stages.
GAS NETWORKS REGIONAL FORUM
OAPEC Secretariat General took part in
the regional forum on natural gas pipeline
networks in Bahrain on 12 and 13 March
2018 under the auspices of Bahrain’s
Oil Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin
Khalifa Al Khalifa who inaugurated its
activities.