The Bahrain National Gas Company (BSC) (Banagas) is 75 per cent owned by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, 12.5 per cent by Caltex Bahrain and 12.5 per cent by the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation.

The Company was formed with the primary objectives of processing associated gas into marketable products, supplying residue gas for local industrial use and to provide employment and training opportunities to Bahraini nationals.
Today, the Company employs 380 people of whom 93 per cent are Bahraini nationals.
The plant facilities were officially inaugurated on December 17, 1979 and the first shipment was made in early 1980.
Propane, Butane and Naphtha products are exported worldwide. The residue gas, mainly Methane and Ethane, is routed to Aluminum Bahrain, the Bapco refinery and Riffa power station.
Over the years, plant capacity has been increased from the original design of 110 MMSCFD to accommodate 170 MMSCFD and in 1988, a $75 million Expansion Project was undertaken to upgrade capacity to 280 MMSCFD.
This project, which was implemented by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a sole venture, came onstream in 1990.
Recently, Banagas signed an agreement with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) to process a stream of gas from its refinery operations, which is rich in Propane and Butane.
In 1993, the Company launched a programme to enhance its Quality Assurance System in order to meet the requirements of ISO 9002 with the Company awarded certification by the British Standards Institute in the following year. In 2003 the Company was certified to the new standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000.
Banagas is also a proud winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Industry in 1999. Strict criteria were used for granting this Award including productivity, export, industrial safety and community support.
Consistently high levels of production have enabled substantial annual contributions to be made to the Kingdom's revenue.
Combined with an outstanding occupational safety record which has received international recognition has made Banagas one of the most successful of the many projects implemented by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain in its determined drive for growth and prosperity for all the people of Bahrain.