Minister of Energy His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza opened on Wednesday morning, October 7, 2015 the new headquarters of Well Flow International, an independent wellbore cleanup solutions provider, at Fakhro Towers in Sanabis. Well Flow celebrated its sixteenth anniversary of achievements in partnership with Group 42 as the new office was inaugurated by the Minister in the presence of Mr. Paul Bell, the Chief Executive Officer of the company and global head of its parent company, Group 42.

Also present at the opening were a number of senior executives from Group 42 and Well Flow as well as senior officials of the oil and gas sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain, including chief executives and officials from the oil companies of the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and other leading businessmen.

H.E. Dr. Mirza offered his sincere congratulations and wishes to Well Flow International on the occasion of its anniversary, praising its great achievements over 16 years of work in partnership with Group 42, and their journey together towards a common vision-oriented growth, employing strategies that focussed on providing technology solutions for well maintenance. He said it was a matter of pride and happiness for Bahrain that the company had chosen the country for setting up its global headquarters, where it has been located since 1999. Headquartered in Bahrain with operations across the Arabian Gulf, Asia, the North Sea, North America and West Africa, Well Flow delivers specialised, technology-driven chemical and mechanical solutions to oil and gas industry leaders worldwide.

The Minister said, in his opening speech, that NOGA was working tirelessly to translate the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the wise leadership to establish a diversified national economy, which was capable of coping with all regional and global challenges, and attracting huge foreign investments. He said he was happy to see NOGA play a leadership role in attracting investments in the oil and gas sector support services, overcoming all difficulties in order to make Bahrain a fertile environment for business growth and investment so as to achieve development and prosperity for the country and its people. H.E. Dr. Mirza said the country was happily aware of its geographical competitive position in the Arabian Gulf and its advantage of being a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and offered investor-friendly policies and incentives to attract international businesses.

Mr. Bell expressed his delight at the support and interest received for the office opening from H.E. Dr. Mirza and expressed his gratitude for all the facilities and backing provided by officials in Bahrain. He said the new headquarters was a big step forward for the company’s business development plans in the Gulf region and world over.

Group 42 is a US based company that provides innovative energy services to customers all over the world. Established in 1997, the company works with multinational energy companies and has many years of experience in the application of technology-oriented solutions.