BAPCO BAHRAIN PETROLEUMM COMPANY | BAHRAIN
Bapco is a unique company, which has never stood still. The
first to discover oil in the Arabian Peninsula in 1932, it started exporting in
1934 and refining in 1936. Since then, the company has helped shape the modern
Kingdom of Bahrain, not simply through the generation of wealth, but through
the development of Bahrain’s manpower. More than 80 years after the company’s
establishment, new ambitions in exploration, and new initiatives in oil and gas
field development and new global markets continue to open up with rapid
advancement taking place in the company. Wholly owned by the Government of
Bahrain, Bapco is engaged in the oil indsutry including refining,
distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude
oil and refined products. The company owns a 264,000 barrel-a-day refinery,
storage facilities for more than 14 million barrels, a marketing terminal and a
marine terminal for its petroleum products. 95% of the company’s refined
products are exports. Bapco is primarily engaged with exploration, refining,
storage, production, marketing, training and development, and environmental
intiatives in the kingdom. Bapco is on the verge of a major refining expansion
project which aims to produce high value products with the long term future in
mind, as well as care for the environment and spur better efficiency. Our prime
customers for crude oil and refined products based in the Middle East, India,
the Far East, South East Asia and Africa.