Bahrain may resume LNG imports in 2027: Bapco

Argus Media · Argus Media · 2026-11-05 08:08 UTC

Bahrain may return to the LNG market next year with imports potentially approaching 2025 volumes after weaker industrial demand curbed its requirements this year, a senior executive at state-owned Bapco said.

Bahrain may return to the LNG market next year with imports potentially approaching 2025 volumes after weaker industrial demand curbed its requirements this year, a senior executive at state-owned Bapco said.

Imports could be "not far off" from 2025 levels, when Bahrain received eight cargoes, although requirements will depend on how quickly its industrial sector recovers, senior executive at Bapco Upstream, Bader Albuqaishi, told Argus on the sidelines of the Adipec conference in Abu Dhabi on 4 November.

Bahrain entered 2026 expecting industrial expansion, economic growth and a rising population to raise electricity demand and increase its LNG requirements, Albuqaishi said.

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