Energy in Bahrain

Bahrain electricity production by source

Location

Oil tanks in Sitra, Bahrain

Energy in Bahrain describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Bahrain. Bahrain is a net energy exporter.

Primary energy use was in Bahrain in 2009 110 TWh and 139 TWh per million persons and in 2008 107 TWh and 139 TWh/million people. ^[1]

Overview

Energy in Bahrain [2]
	Capita	Prim. energy	Production	Export	Electricity	CO2-emission
	Million	TWh	TWh	TWh	TWh	Mt
2004	0.72	87	184	101	7.77	16.95
2007	0.75	102	198	94	10.75	21.26
2008	0.77	107	203	79	10.19	22.30
2009	0.79	110	204	65	10.78	22.82
2010	1.26	114	206	79	12.38	23.62
2012R	1.32	147	230	77	23.20	28.81
2013	1.33	160	256	92	24.58	28.30
Change 2004-10	75.0%	30.6%	11.9%	-21.8%	59.3%	39.4%
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses 2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated

Oil

Bahrain was the first place on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf where oil was discovered. The First Oil Well, Bahrain situated below Jabal al Dukhan has operated since 1932. It was operated by Bahrain Petroleum Company.

In 2023, the petroleum production of Bahrain was rated at about 189,000 barrels per day. ^[3] The petroleum reserves were quoted as 168 million barrels in 2023. ^[4]

Gas

As of 2023, Bahrain was said to produce 16.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per year and have reserves of 68 bcm. ^[4]

Business

Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), wholly owned by the government of Bahrain, is a fully integrated oil company.

Banagas is a large natural gas company.

See also

• Bahrain portal
• Energy portal

• List of power stations in Bahrain

References

1. IEA Key energy statistics 2011 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine and Statistics 2010 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
2. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013 Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine , 2012 Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine , 2011 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine , 2010 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , 2009 Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine , 2006 Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
3. Prono, Luca (2024). "Bahrain's declining oil reserves". EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
4. "Bahrain's Energy Industry". The Energy Year. TOGY International Limited. Retrieved 25 July 2025.