ENERGY PRODUCTION
Bahrain discovers its biggest oil field yet
Dubai — Bahrain, the smallest energy producer in the Persian Gulf, has discovered its biggest oil field since it started producing crude in 1932, according to the country’s official news agency. The shale oil and natural gas discovered in a deposit off the island state’s west coast "is understood to dwarf Bahrain’s current reserves", Bahrain News Agency reported, without giving figures. Consultants DeGolyer & MacNaughton evaluated the field, and Bahrain planned to provide additional details on Wednesday about the reservoir’s "size and extraction viability", the news agency reported. Bahrain’s energy industry is overshadowed by the world’s biggest oil and gas producers. It is between Saudi Arabia, the largest oil exporter, and Qatar, the biggest shipper of liquefied natural gas. Bahrain has crude reserves of 124.6-million barrels — fewer than Poland — and 92.03-billion cubic metres of natural gas, according to the US CIA Factbook. Saudi Arabia, by comparison, has 266.5-billion barrel...
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