1. Bahrain: Overview & Future Opportunities Dr
Bahrain: Overview & Future Opportunities Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed Chief Executive – The Bahrain Petroleum Company APPEX March 2007

2. First Discovery Well in Arabian Gulf – Bahrain 1932

3. Location of Bahrain Offshore Blocks within Petroliferous Gulf Basin
BERRI
ABU
SAFAH
SOUTH PARS
SAMIN
QATIF
Block –1
NORTH
FIELD
DAMMAM
Block –2
ABQAIQ
Block –3
Block –4
SAUDI ARABIA
QATAR
AL KARKARA
GHAWAR
DUKHAN

4. Current Prospectivity Map
Block – 1
Block – 1
2858 km2
Exploration & Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA)
Block – 2
2228 km2
Block – 2
Block – 3
1088 km2
Block –4
1478 km2
Prospective Areas

5. Oil & Gas Zones IOIP MMSTB API TYPE 1300 1103 2905 661 120 6089 5 - 25 36 46
Heavy oil
Heavy to Medium oil
Medium oil
Light oil
Gas Cond.
Khuff Gas Zones
Arab & Minor Zones
Shallow Zones
Bahrain Zones
1,200
1,700
2,200
4,500
10,000
Average
Depth (ft)
Aruma & Rubble

6. Offshore and Onshore Opportunities
Recent analysis brought out several new prospects and leads in the blocks
Deep gas targets in onshore and offshore are unexplored, but hold significant hydrocarbon resource potential.
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7. Bahrain: Prime Location for Exploration, Why?
Strategic location at the heart of the petroleum rich Arabian Gulf Basin.
Highly favourable tax environment, with no personal, value-added or withholding tax
No restriction on repatriation of capital, profits or dividends
Cost-efficient, trained and bilingual human capital
Full customs duty exemption on capital goods and goods destined for re-export, raw materials for manufacturing, semi-finished commodities imported for further processing, imports required for development projects, and initial import of capital goods by a manufacturing company
Modern high standard of living with a cosmopolitan family atmosphere
World class international airport and regional air traffic hub
Causeway connection to Saudi Arabia, the largest single market in the region, with new causeway connection to Qatar planned
Stable legal and administrative infrastructure, with highly respected National Tender Board emphasizing contractual transparency and fairness.
‘One-stop’ facility for all information and applicant processing needs of investors.

8. The Way Forward
Registeration on
Shortlisting of applicants
Data Room Review – End June 2007
Technical and Financial Bid Submission – End September 2007
Blocks Award – Year End 2007

9. THANK YOU