Manama, January 27, 2015

Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), the Kingdom's national oil company, has reaffirmed its strategic support for the upcoming Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) 2015, to be held from 3 to 5 February under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of Bahrain.

 Since 1932 - when it was the first company on the Arabian Peninsula to discover oil - Bapco has spearheaded the development and growth of Bahrain's oil and gas sector, playing a vital role in the country's modernization.

Dr. Peter Bartlett, Chief Executive, Bapco says: "Energy is a key driver of national development and industrialization, and Bapco has a major role to play in supporting the growth of Bahrain's downstream industrial sector. With this in mind the company is delighted to once again sponsor the energy segment of Gulf Industry Fair in our service to the national economy."

 Jubran Abdulrahman, Managing Director of Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions (HCE), the organizers of Gulf Industry Fair 2015, says: "Bapco's continued support for the Fair is testimony to the exhibition's value in highlighting industrial opportunities in the Kingdom and the wider GCC as the leading regional specialist B2B showcase".

Gulf Industry Fair will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. For further information visit www.gulfindustryfair.com.

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About Bapco
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 ind​​​sutry 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 initiatives 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.

For more details please contact
Sarah Almoosa
Marketing and PR Assistant,  
Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions,
Al Hilal Group
Tel: (973) 17293131 ext: 488
E-mail: sarah@tradearabia.net
Website: hilalce.com/

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