Bahrain renews its commitment to reduce carbon footprint

Bahrain renews its commitment to reduce carbon footprint

Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: National Oil and Gas Authority's investment arm, nogaholding has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air Products to assess the potential development of hydrogen economy in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Bahrain's Minister of Oil, The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (c) (nogaholding) announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Air Products.

Representing nogaholding, Mazan Matar, Chairman of Bahrain LNG WLL signed the MoU with Imtiaz Mahtab, Air Products President of Middle East, Egypt and Turkey to assess the feasibility of developing hydrogen economy in the Kingdom.

“Amid global challenge of greenhouse gas emission and increasing international recognition of hydrogen's benefit, this joint effort explores the viability of developing hydrogen as a sustainable fuel in the transport sector as well as an avenue to the transition of a lower carbon energy mix in Bahrain.  We are honoured to partner with Air Products, a leading global player who spearheads pioneering technologies and solutions to CO2 Capture, H2