Bahrain energy market analysis is derived from the most recent key economic indicators, supply and demand factors, oil & gas pricing trends and major energy issues and developments surrounding the energy industry. The analysis includes a comprehensive energy market report and updated Bahrain energy market data.
Bahrain is a small state located on an island in the Persian Gulf. It is linked to Saudi Arabia to the west with a bridge and close to Qatar on the south.
The Ministry of Energy is in charge of the energy sector and relies on two main bodies: NOGA,...
The gas exploration and exploitation activities in the country are managed by Bahrain National Gas Company (BANAGAS), which is owned by the State (75%), Chevron Bahrain (12.5%) and Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C. (BPC) (K.S.C, 12.5%).
At the end of 2015 the country's proven oil reserves were estimated at 17 Mt and the gas reserves at 92 bcm. The country does not have coal reserves.
Gas prices have been fixed at US0.76c/kWh since the last raise of 2012. Noga had to increase gas prices in response to rapidly growing gas demand and gas price subsidies in the country.
In January 2015, the Government decided to raise the price of natural gas sold to companies (from US$2....
Total per capita energy consumption is 10.8 toe (including about 19 400 kWh of electricity) (2014).
Consumption has almost doubled since 2000 and reached 14.8 Mtoe in 2014.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Bahrain faces gas supply difficulties which restrain its industrial production (especially aluminium), while the gas consumption in the power sector keeps increasing. The country foresees a consumption of 20.6 bcm by 2020.
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The Bahrain market data since 1990 included in the Excel file is given below.
Historical evolution allows to easily work with the data.
2014 Key Data included in the excelsheet:
