Bahrain National Gas Company (b.s.c.)

on the 17th of december 1979, his highness shaikh isa bin salman al-khalifa, the late amir of the kingdom of bahrain, inaugurated the associated gas project marking a major step in the government of bahrain’s determination to use energy effectively. primary objective of this project was to process the large quantities of associated gas extracted from the bahrain oil field into marketable products, supply residue gas for local industrial use and to provide employment and training opportunities to bahraini nationals. the project was incorporated as the bahrain national gas company b.s.c. (banagas). initially, at a cost of us$100 million the project included the construction of four gas compressor stations, a processing plant to recover propane, butane and naphtha, and a storage area at sitra. due to a substantial increase in the quantity of associated gas extracted from the bahrain oil field, an expansion project was launched in 1988 to upgrade plant processing capacity from 170 to 280 m