Bahrain Natural Gas Company (Banagas) is carrying out a feasibility study that could see it build a third processing train at its facilities in the kingdom.

Speaking at the MEED Bahrain Energy Forum 2014, Sheikh Mohamad bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain oil industry’s governing body Noga Holding, said additional natural gas coming from the Bahrain Field could support an expansion at the plant.  

“Tatweer Petroleum does have some extra gas and Banagas is carrying out a feasibility study for a third train,” Al-Khalifa said. “A decision will be made in the coming months.”

Banagas currently processes gas from the Bahrain field into propane, butane and naphtha and the vast majority is imported to overseas markets. Two trains process 300 million cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas to produce 3,000 barrels a day (b/d) of propane, 3,200 b/d of butane and 4,500 b/d of naphtha.

Residual gases, such as methane and ethane, is used domestically by Bahrain’s industrial sectors and for power production.