EU, GCC meeting to discuss oil, gas industries

The first Gulf-European conference on the modern technology in oil and natural gas industry started on October 13 in Bahrain, a report issued by the general secretary of Gulf Cooperation Council said.

The report said the conference, organized by the general secretariat of the GCC and the European commissioner would be hosted by the Bahrain national petroleum company (BNPC).

The three-day conference aims at promoting cooperation between GCC states and the European Union's countries in the field of oil and natural gas industry. The report added the conference was the result of the good relations and mutual interests between GCC states and the European Union.

The joint energy teamwork between the GCC states and the European Union contributed in strengthening cooperation in the field of energy through discussions and exchanging points of view.