Exports and imports

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a net exporter of petroleum. More than 85% of the country’s crude and refined petroleum, especially middle distillate, is exported to countries in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Southeast Asia.

On the other hand, Bahrain also imports gasoline, primarily from India, within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Malaysia and, to some extent, Russia. It mostly imports RON 98 with a maximum sulfur content of 50 mg/kg.

Data from the Ministry of Oil and Environment showed that in the 2017-2021 period, gasoline was exported only in 2017; when this reached a total of 168,000 barrels.

Data from the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries showed that the country imports 2.5 million barrels of refined petroleum product