Tatweer Petroleum on Sunday launched three major projects including a one-megawatt (MW) solar power plant.

 

Dr Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy and chairman of Tatweer Petroleum, officially inaugurated three facilities at various Tatweer Petroleum locations within the Bahrain Field on February 14, said a Bahrain News Agency report.

 

Dr Mirza, accompanied by members of the Tatweer Board of Directors, officials from the National Oil and Gas Authority, NOGA Holding, Electricity & Water Authority, Bapco and Tatweer Petroleum Management received a briefing at Tatweer Headquarters and then inaugurated Tatweer’s new solar power plant as well as its High Volume Lift System together with the new Aruma extra heavy oil pilot. 

 

Tatweer Petroleum’s new 1 MW solar power plant is able to supply almost 10 per cent of Tatweer’s present power consumption. The solar energy panels connect to Tatweer’s power grid to deliver enough power for the autonomy of its headquarters building. During weekends, and times of low use of the headquarters, the excess power is fed back into the Tatweer power grid for use elsewhere in oil field operations. 

 

The High Volume Lift Electric Submersible Pump System is an artificial lift method now being used in the Bahrain Field to improve well productivity. The new process uses electrical submersible pumps recently implemented by Tatweer Petroleum to successfully triple oil production from these wells. 

 

Tatweer Petroleum has produced the first ever extra-heavy oil from the Aruma oil reservoir. The Aruma is the shallowest oil reservoir in the Bahrain Field and contains very viscous oil never previously before exploited. It is being produced and extracted by injecting steam into the viscous oil and then lifting it to the surface with hi-tech submersible electrical pumps. Tatweer has also further successfully completed similar thermal pilots in the underlying Rubble and Mauddud reservoirs. All these enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots when expanded will have the potential to produce a major part of Bahrain’s future oil production.

 

Dr Mirza praised Tatweer for completing these company milestones. "Tatweer Petroleum continues to make exceptional progress in developing the Bahrain Field and these new facilities demonstrate the company’s commitment to conserve the Kingdom’s natural resources and protect the environment in addition to continue contributing to the economic growth for the Kingdom of Bahrain," he said.