Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has started negotiations with international contractors to clarify bids to expand the Sitra oil refinery. The refinery's capacity is expected to reach 360,000b/d after extension.

Bahrain National Gas Expansion Company (BNGEC) has signed an EPC contract worth $98.7m with JGC Gulf International which is a subsidiary of Japan Gas Corporation (JGC) to construct an additional storage and pipeline facility by 2018.