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The find represents the largest discovery of oil in the Kingdom since 1932, when extraction started on Bahrain’s first oil well within the Bahrain Oil Field. (Shutterstock)

April 2nd, 2018 - 09:00 GMT

Bahrain Announces Giant Oil Discovery, Biggest Since 1932

In a major development, the Government of Bahrain yesterday announced the discovery of a new tight oil and deep gas resource in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, located off the west coast of the Kingdom.