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Bahrain

Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān', bu–) [key], officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. The two main islands are Bahrain and Al Muharraq, connected by a causeway. The capital and chief port is Al Manamah, on Bahrain.

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BAHRAIN: Construction plans for proposed $120,000,000 refinery gas desulphurisation project (RGDP), BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] Order #: 085304. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

BAHRAIN: $650,000,000 funding arrangement is intended to enable proceeding ahead with refinery modernization project, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 075501. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

BAHRAIN: Invitation to bid on planned $600,000,000 refinery upgrade and expansion project is tentatively scheduled to be issued by some time around the end of the year 2002, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 105202. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

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BAHRAIN: PLANS FOR PROPOSED 250,000 ALUMINUM PRODUCTION CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT, ALUMINIUM BAHRAIN (ALBA) [BAHRAIN] - Order #: 087499. (WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion)

BAHRAIN: Project feasibility study for proposed $1,500,000,000 petrochemical complex, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 105102. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

BAHRAIN: INVITATION TO BID ON ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION (EPC) PACKAGE FOR PROPOSED $600,000,000 REFINERY UPGRADE PROJECT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE ISSUED SOME TIME DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR 2001, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [BAHRAIN] - Order #: 014901. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

Special Supplement: GCC - Bahrain - Financial Focus - Project Financing And Proactive Local Banks Are Adding Momentum To Bahrain's Campaign To Be The GCC's Financial Service Hub, Writes Jon Marks.(Gulf Cooperation Council) (The Banker)

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