Bapco hosts event to mark safety achievementsThe Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) held a luncheon for more than 300 of Bapco and its contractors' employees to mark the company's environmental, health and safety (EHS) achievements for last year. This annual gathering More… |
Bapco seals 2014 gasoil, jet term contractsBahrain Petroleum Co (Bapco) has finalised its 2014 jet fuel and gasoil term contracts with several companies, with premiums set at lower levels than this year's, industry sources said on Monday. Term premiums were set lower a More… |
Bapco hydrocracker back on after brief outageBahrain Petroleum (Bapco) has restarted a 50,000 barrel per day hydrocracker at its Sitra refinery after a maintenance outage, the company said on Wednesday. "It came (online) on schedule...last week," Adel Almoayyed, ch More… |
Bapco accepts CEO resignationThe board of directors of Bahrain petroleum Company (Bapco) accepted the resignation of chief executive (CEO) Gordon Smith who is leaving the company next month. This was decided at a meeting chaired by company chairman Adel Almoa More… |
Bapco shutdown successBapco completing the Hub 1 turnaround and inspection (T&I) was one of the most successful in the company's history with numerous achievements that have exceeded all expectations. 'The shutdown was executed very smoothly despite More… |
Bapco completes T&I of low sulphur diesel plantBahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has completed the turnaround and inspection (T&I) of its low sulphur diesel plant (LSDP). The T&I was unique and the largest-ever in Bapco's history. It represents a strategic option for Bapco More… |
Bapco refinery ramping up after shutdownState-owned Bahrain Petroleum Co (Bapco) is slowly ramping up its refinery, a company official said, after completing a maintenance shutdown that cut production by 70,000 barrels per day. 'The engineering work is finished. It's slo More… |
Bapco yet to honour pledge says union leaderStrike action is still an option unless Bapco meets a string of demands by its workers, a union leader has warned. Top of the list is a collective bargaining agreement, which management is still refusing to sign, said Trade Union of Bapco More… |
Bapco launches $151m low-sulphur projectBahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) today officially inaugurated the $151 million refinery gas desulphurisation project (RGDP), which is one of its most significant environmental projects to date. RGDP will reduce hydrogen sulphide in fuel g More… |
Talks underway to avert Bapco strikeNegotiations are underway to prevent a strike by the Bapco Trade Union over the status of 350 employees, who were transferred to a new private company. The union is demanding the rights of employees to be protected after they were transfer More… |