Bahrain and China Discuss Oil Investment Prospects
Minister of Energy His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza met in his office at the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 a delegation of senior officials from companies and organizations working in the field of oil, gas and petrochemicals in the People’s Republic of China as part of strengthening bilateral relations, where they discussed oil investment prospects between the Kingdom of Bahrain and China.
The Minister welcomed members of the delegation and expressed his appreciation for their visit to the Kingdom. He wished the delegation a pleasant stay throughout their stay in the Bahrain and a fruitful visit that allowed them meet their goals. H.E. Dr. Mirza hailed the strong relations and close cooperation between the two countries. He said he was glad that the visit highlighted the importance and benefits of sharing experience accumulated by the two sides in the development of the energy sector. He said NOGA and its affiliates were keen to move ahead with further cooperation with the Chinese side in the field of oil, gas and petrochemicals. He said that such visits helped identify investment opportunities, areas of cooperation, suitable training programs offered by institutions in both countries and provided oil companies an opportunity to participate in international conferences and exhibitions held in Bahrain.
The Chinese delegation, during the meeting, reviewed investment opportunities and aspects of cooperation between the two countries. They expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Minister for promoting joint investments between the two sides that would contribute to diversifying income sources of the Kingdom. They wished all success to the Minister and NOGA and further progress and prosperity to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The visit follows an earlier Bahraini oil sector delegation call to China at the end of 2014, during which members from oil, gas and petrochemical industries had met senior officials of China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) and representatives from major oil companies in China under the Sino-Bahraini Joint Committee for Oil and Gas established under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries during the auspicious visit of His Majesty the King of Bahrain to Beijing in September 2014.
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