Oil and gas
Bapco Modernisation Programme (Sitra Refinery)
Bahrain · Operational
The Bapco Modernisation Programme raised the Sitra refinery's capacity to 405,000 barrels per day, a 42% increase, adding 21 new operating units including a residue hydrocracker. The programme was inaugurated in December 2024; in March 2026 Iranian strikes hit the refinery complex and Bapco Energies declared force majeure.
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- Owner
- Bapco Energies (Bapco Refining)
- Main contractor
- Technip Energies (formerly TechnipFMC) consortium with Samsung Engineering (now Samsung E&A) and Tecnicas Reunidas
- Location
- Sitra, Bahrain
- Status source
- Operational · 9 Mar 2026
- Status checked
- 27 Sept 2026
Verified · updated 28 Sept 2026
Key facts
$7 bn
Announced project value
MEED· Tier 2 · reputable press·Estimate at inauguration, Dec 2024(estimate)·19 Dec 2024·About this indicator
Major projects · Bahrain
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Sources
- MEED · meed.com · Tier 2 · reputable press
- TechnipFMC · technipfmc.com