Minister of Energy His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza received in his office at the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) a delegation from Ashurst law firm, headed by Mr. Philip Thomson, its global head of energy, accompanied by partners David Charlier, Renad Younes, Mar Candy and lawyer Yasmin Ghali. Also present at the meeting was H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of nogaholding Company.

The Minister welcomed the delegation and wished them success in achieving their goals in Bahrain.

Mr. Thomson made a brief presentation to the Minister of the activities of Ashurst, a leading legal consulting company, specialising in ​​energy consultancy. Mr. Thompson explained the latest developments in legal frameworks and international agreements in the context of diverse energy projects, from exploration and extraction, refining, petrochemicals, electricity generation, transportation and renewable energy. He said Ashurst company has already contributed to the energy projects in Bahrain such as the Low Sulphur Diesel Project at Bapco, and wished to continue to serve the vital sector.

Mr. Thompson and his accompanying delegation expressed their sincere gratitude to the Minister for the warm reception.