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Journal articles on the topic "Bahrain, history"
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Jones, Marc Owen. "Digital De-Citizenship: The Rise of the Digital Denizen in Bahrain." International Journal of Middle East Studies 52, no. 4 (November 2020): 740–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020743820001038.
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Revolutions seldom involve more than one percent of the population. However, in Bahrain, a small island nation with a population of around 570,000, twenty percent of the population took to the streets in February 2011 to demand greater democratic reform, making it “proportionally one of the greatest shows of ‘people power’ in modern history.” The regime's response was disproportionally brutal. Saudi-dominated troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council Peninsula Shield Force were “invited to” or “invaded” Bahrain, depending on who is telling the story. Under cover of the Saudi military, Bahrain's security forces killed dozens of civilians, torturing, maiming, and raping many others. The arsenal of repressive techniques was exhaustive. Belonging also was used as a tool of repression, with many being stripped of their Bahraini citizenship on spurious, terror-related charges.
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Mueller, Chelsi. "Memory Politics in Bahrain: The Invocation of the Early Modern Past in the Aftermath of the February 14, 2011 Uprising." History & Memory 35, no. 1 (March 2023): 141–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/ham.2023.a885271.
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Abstract: On February 14, 2011, protests broke out in Bahrain led by the mostly Shi'i opposition against the Sunni Al Khalifa ruling family. After a failed attempt to appease the protestors, the Al Khalifa government blamed Iran for the unrest and invited Saudi and Emirati troops to enter Bahrain and crush the uprising. This article explores how and why the events of an earlier crisis, which began with a Shi'i uprising in 1922 and widened to include Iranian nationals in 1923, was remembered and communicated by states and social groups in the aftermath of the 2011 protests, both in scholarly articles and in the digital media. These contested narratives of Bahrain's past are located within the politically charged context of the 2011 uprising to shed light on the relationship between memory and politics in Bahrain.
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Fuccaro, Nelida. "Understanding the urban history of Bahrain." Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies 9, no. 17 (September 2000): 49–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10669920008720168.
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Al Tawalbeh, Ahmad Mohammed Nahar, Amjad Omar Ali Safori, Alia Ali Idris Mahmoud, Ashraf Faleh Yousef Al-Zoubi, and Tahsin Mohammad Anis Hasan Sharadgah. "Socio-Cultural Peculiarities of the Audience of Online Drama in Bahrain." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies 15, no. 4 (2023): 766–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2023.411.
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Bahrain’s population is diversified, consisting of both Bahrainis and expats from many nations. Online dramas often reflect this diversity in terms of the languages used and the portrayal of cultural identities. Productions may employ a mix of Arabic and English, or they may incorporate characters from various ethnic origins. Grounded in uses and gratifications theory this research examines online dramas on web television platforms in Bahrain — one of the most ecomomically developed country of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf region with a high index of digital media consumers. Therefore, this study aims to explore social and cultural peculiarities of usage of online dramas in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moreover, the research attempts to examine motivations of different social groups of watching online dramas on web television platforms. The paper tends to investigate gratifications achieved from watching online dramas on Netflix. For this goal Netflix platform has been chosen as a pattern of the most popular web television platforms in the above metioned region. To achieve these objectives, a cross-sectional online questionnaire was used with self-selection, and convenience non-probability sampling techniques. A total number of 306 self-selected respondents from Bahrain was investigated. The overall results showed that within the Banrainean society, which prefers to watch online dramas via the precised web television platforms, there is no difference between ritulaized and instrumental motivitations, as well as there is no a significant difference between process and content gratifications.
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Akhmedov, Sanjar. "DESCRIPTION OF THE ATTITUDE OF AMIR TIMUR ANDTIMURIDTO THE CULTURE IN CHRONICLE «MATLA AL-SADAYN WA-MAJMA AL-BAHRAYN» BY ABDURAZZAK SAMARKANDI." JOURNAL OF LOOK TO THE PAST 11, no. 3 (November 30, 2020): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.26739/2181-9599-2020-11-6.
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Abdurazzak Samarkandi's «Matla al-sadayn wa-majma al-bahrayn» is a valuable source for covering the events of the Timurid period. In the article, culture data from the book were extracted and analyzed. It examines the place and role of the Timurids in cultural processes. It is covered inthe article studying "Matlai Sadain wa Majmai Bahrain" what information on what areas of cultural processes we can get and how we can use this information to illuminate our true history.
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Hariyani, Nety Novita. "Exploring Arabic Literature in Bahrain and Iran Region." Afshaha: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab 1, no. 2 (November 24, 2022): 87–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/afshaha.v1i2.17600.
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The development of Arabic literature in Bahrain and Iran has apparent differences. This assumption aligns with the use of different languages in Bahrain and Iran regions, thus influencing the development of Arabic literature in the region. This study aims to (1) explore Arabic literature in Bahrain region, both in terms of the history of literary development and its figures, and (2) explore Arabic literature in Iranian region. The results (1) Arabic literature in Bahrain has developed in the last half-century. Bahrain has even become a pioneer in the Gulf countries in writing drama texts. Arabic literature in Bahrain region also pays attention to oral literature (folklore). Arab literary figures in Bahrain region include Ibrahim al-'Arrayyd, Qasim Haddad, and Ali Al-Sharqawi; (2) The development of Arabic literature in Iranian region is marked by the movement of translating literary texts from Arabic into Persian, for example, the translation of Jurji Zaydan's riwaya. Among the Iranian scholars who paid attention to Arabic literature were Professor Mulla Ahmad Al-Nodshi, Mulla Al-Baytoshi, Professor Burhan Al-Din Al-Hamdi, and Professor Baba Marduk Al-Ruhani.
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Kosmin, Paul. "Rethinking the Hellenistic Gulf: The New Greek Inscription from Bahrain." Journal of Hellenic Studies 133 (2013): 61–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0075426913000049.
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AbstractThe recent discovery in Bahrain of a Greek inscription, dating to the 120s BC, transforms our understanding of the Arab-Persian Gulf in the Hellenistic period. The inscription, recording the dedication of a shrine to the Dioskouroi on behalf of the first independent king of Characene, indicates that Bahrain was a garrisoned node within the Seleucid Empire and the centre of the previously unknown archipelagic administrative district ‘Tylos (Bahrain) and the Islands’. Seleucid and Characenian control of Bahrain is placed within the longue durée political history of relations between southern Mesopotamia and Dilmun. The cultic dedication to the Dioskouroi traces the consciously Hellenizing modalities of Characenian emancipation from the Seleucid Empire and the development of a coherent maritime religious network in the Gulf.
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Potts, D. T., Serge Cleuziou, Pierre Lombard, Jean-Francois Salles, Monik Kervran, Arlette Negre, Michelle Pirazzoli t'Sertsevens, et al. "Reflections on the History and Archaeology of Bahrain." Journal of the American Oriental Society 105, no. 4 (October 1985): 675. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/602727.
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AbdulAal, Noof, and Tariq Alalwan. "The reported prevalence of food allergy among school-aged children in Bahrain." Allergologia et Immunopathologia 51, no. 2 (March 1, 2023): 90–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.15586/aei.v51i2.785.
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Allergic diseases have been continuously studied and monitored, while the topic of food allergy (FA) lags with only a few prevalence studies conducted in certain countries. The main aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of FA in school-aged children in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A cross-sectional design was used on a randomized sample of school-aged children in Bahrain. An electronic questionnaire inquiring about demographic data and history of FA and its details was administered through school administrations between October and December 2020. Data was obtained from 1370 participants, comprising 822 males and 548 females. The prevalence of a reported history of FA in school-aged children in Bahrain was calculated as 15.5%. Furthermore, 9.9% of children reported a current FA. The most common experienced symptoms were skin symptoms followed by gastrointestinal symptoms. Moreover, 7% of children reported experiencing anaphylaxis, low blood pressure, or shock. This research concluded that the reported prevalence of FA history among school-aged children in Bahrain was higher than that observed in other studies estimating at 15.5%, with 9.9% persisting up to the time of the study. The most common single food allergen was found to be egg. The findings of this study provide a baseline for future larger studies to obtain more in-depth results.
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Musalam, Lulwa Isa AI, and Gagan Kukreja. "The Role of Forensic Accounting in Fraud Investigations: A Survey Based Research from Kingdom of Bahrain." Journal of Business Management and Information Systems 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 168–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.48001/jbmis.2015.0201016.
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Forensic accounting is the practice of utilizing accounting, auditing and investigative skills to assist in legal matters. The increase in number of frauds and fraudulent activities around the world has emphasized the need for forensic accountants. This research aims at define forensic accounting and differentiates between forensic accounting and traditional accounting and auditing. The study then explores the role of forensic accountants in fraud investigation and the knowledge and skills forensic accountants are expected to possess. Finally, the study will explain the role of forensic accounting in fraud investigation in view of accounting professionals, financial analysts and auditors in Bahrain. The result showed that Forensic Accountant is important in fraud investigation and curb and resolve economic and financial crimes in Bahrain economy. We recommend among others that the government of Bahrain should enact an Act that will make forensic accounting a practice in Bahrain so that economic and financial crimes can become history.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Bahrain, history"
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Al, Khalifa Muneera. "Narratives of a nation : excluded episodes in Bahrain's contemporary history." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2899dc33-d211-4f32-8771-6db94b79a71c.
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In this research, I aim to present a narrative of the process of nation building in Bahrain - to further analyze it, interrogate it, and capture an aspect of its complexity. By focusing on the years following Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971, I examine the period in which a constitution was introduced and a short-lived parliament was dissolved after two years of operation. The hypothesis underlying this thesis project is that the dominant historical account, which is provided and sponsored by the government, does not mirror the historical narratives of the various Bahraini communities. The central argument is advanced by examining the state sponsored public articulations of identity, which portray a continuum of exclusions by omitting significant historical episodes. By consulting archival material, oral narratives, and secondary sources, I aim to question the official historical narrative and show the polarized versions of history that can occur when such exclusions take place.
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Sameea, Zakariya Sultan M. "Financing social insurance in Bahrain : its history, comparison with the UK experience and proposals for reform." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323255.
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Al-Dailami, Ahmed Mahmood. "Reformers, rulers, and British residents : political relations in Bahrain (1923-1956)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:34575d84-bc76-4373-97e6-dc4f50fce860.
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This thesis explores the modern historical lineage of absolutism in Bahrain, and the history of challenges to absolutist state authority during the peak of British influence in the Persian Gulf, the period between the First World War to the Suez crisis of 1956. It rewrites the history of Bahrain and British colonialism in the Persian Gulf through two distinct narrative threads. First, it presents a new history of the colonial-dynastic state in Bahrain and the longer tradition of indirect rule from which its architects drew, and second, it retrieves the history of the popular movements that came to challenge it. This entails an examination of not only how colonial and dynastic authority was jointly exercised, but the ideas that justified such authority over a population conceived of as a set of cultural, and more specifically religious communities governed by their own 'custom' - the conceptual centerpiece of indirect colonial rule. Both these narrative strands constitute part of a broader history of the ideological clash between late colonial ideologies of rule and anticolonial nationalism in the twentieth-century Persian Gulf - a region that was never formally colonized, nor became the site of any successful popular nationalism. Yet both these forces exerted a profound influence on the nation-states that would emerge in the late twentieth century, especially on Bahrain. To chart that historical conjuncture, the thesis begins with the creation of the modern colonial-dynastic state in Bahrain in 1923. It ends in 1956 with the last and most important uprising in Bahrain's during the 20th century, one that was largely a revolt against the political and institutional structures that colonial reformers had established three decades earlier. At its broadest, the thesis argues that the process of state-building under indirect colonial rule in Bahrain derived from a body of colonial thought on native political life and behaviour, and particularly, on the prevention of rebellion that has its origins in mid nineteenth century North India. In Bahrain and the Persian Gulf, as elsewhere in the late colonial world, ideas about empire, the state, authority and rebellion are the intertwined threads that shaped political life and the prose of history.
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Beckett-McInroy, Clare Elizabeth. "Bahraini Muslim women and higher education achievement : reproduction or opportunity?" Thesis, University of Bath, 2006. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500698.
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This research compares and contrasts the life histories of eleven Bahraini Muslim women, aged between twenty five and fifty, who are educationally ‘successful’, defined as having one or more university degree. It analyzes their educational experiences to see if theories of social reproduction apply to their lives. To this end, the work of Pierre Bourdieu and his concept of cultural capital in its institutionalized, objectified and embodied states are applied, where possible, to the women’s life histories, in particular their educational experiences and related areas. This work shows that embodied cultural capital plays a part in the educational success of the women involved in this study, regardless of social class. For some of the women, institutionalized and objectified cultural capital also played a part and the women who possess these tend to come from more affluent families. It also appears that significant others and critical incidents influence their educational successes. Significant others are those people who have encouraged them educationally in different ways: critical incidents include such things as government scholarships for university degree courses within Bahrain and abroad. Having these things may help other Bahraini Muslim women achieve educational ‘success’. Additionally, the women’s innate ability, their ability to juggle their many life projects and roles, other forms of capital (especially economic capital), their marital status, religious obligations and their culture, all influence their educational choices.
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Kalwaic, John Kerr. "HOW STATESCRAFT EMPLOYED BY THE AL-KHALIFA MONARCHY OBSTRUCTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN REGIME STABILITY IN BAHRAIN: A HISTORICAL REVIEW." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/214765.
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This thesis examines how the monarchial regime of the al-Khalifa dynasty of Bahrain has skillfully tailored the tools of statecraft, both in international diplomacy and domestic policy, for one primary objective: to restrain attempts for democratic reform in order to sustain the regime's wealth and power. The al-Khalifa regime has shaped statecraft policies into a unique set in order to limit democratic initiatives. The monarchy blurs the lines between at democratization as contrasted with taking a few steps toward liberalization in order to address the nation's continuing unrest. The regime exacerbates the Sunni-Shi`a divide by hiring Sunni foreigners to serve in the security forces and deliberately stokes sectarian conflict by blaming Iran for inciting the Shi`i population. The regime encourages the hiring of migrant workers, which benefits the monarchy's wealth and fosters competition for jobs between groups of workers; at the same time, the regime denies migrants steps toward citizenship. Through its foreign relations polices, the monarchy prudently balances its relationships with the United States and Saudi Arabia for the primary purpose of maintaining power. Unique circumstances, as revealed by Bahrain's history, have influenced the al-Khalifa's governance of the nation. These factors include: US military base on Bahrain's land, a Sunni minority ruling a Shi`i majority, a well-educated citizenry willing to protest for democratization and labor rights, dwindling oil resources, and a geopolitical position between two rival regional powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Sato, Shohei. "Britain's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf, 1964-1971 : a study of informal empire." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:df0aec03-0426-410e-be60-e5e702647df3.
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This thesis is about British disengagement from the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. Britain never had colonies in the region, but had held significant imperial sway over nine Protected States since the nineteenth century. The informal empire remained intact until the Labour government (1964-70) announced its intention to leave, in consequence of which Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates became independent in 1971. This thesis attempts three things. First, it draws on extensive archival research to provide the fullest possible account of British withdrawal: why it had to leave, how it did and what followed. The Gulf rulers wanted to maintain British protection for their own security, but Britain decided nonetheless on military retreat, because it needed to placate the domestic constituency in order to push forward the reversal of social reforms due to economic retrenchment. The Gulf rulers responded quickly, yet unsuccessfully, in deciding how many states would be formed as they achieve independence. It was only after the Gulf rulers and the British diplomats on the ground made late and mutually acceptable compromises about coming together that the nine Protected States became three new independent sovereign states. In the end, Britain was able to leave the Gulf peacefully, and the new states retained close relations with Britain. Second, the study of an informal empire illuminates the enduring collaborative relationship between Britain and the Gulf rulers, characterised by the nominal sovereignty given to the Protected States. This relationship not only helped Britain maintain its imperial sway at little cost, but also made possible a peaceful withdrawal and the orderly emergence of the new states. Third, this informal empire characterised by collaboration and nominal sovereignty laid the structural foundations for the later international society in the region – a point more generally telling for the study of international relations.
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Coureau, Karen. "Présence linguistique francophone dans la Péninsule Arabique et le Golfe Arabo-persique : le cas bahreïnien et son histoire socioculturelle." Rouen, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ROUEL008.
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Bahreïn est une petite île dans le Golfe Arabo-persique qui cherche à rester dans la course à l'international afin d'avoir le droit et le sentiment d'exister. Pour ce faire, le gouvernement au même titre que la population investissent en énergie, en créativité et en innovation. Une réforme linguistique d'envergure prônant le français dans un pays non francophone et n'ayant aucune attache historique avec la France est un défi en soi. Inédite, cette réforme fait jurisprudence au Moyen-Orient mais aussi à l'échelle mondiale puisque très peu d'expériences de la sorte ont été tentées et jamais dans un tel contexte. En place depuis cinq années, peut-on parler de réussite ? Les caractéristiques socioculturelles, historiques, géographiques, économiques et politiques du peuple bahreïnien font de ce dernier un modèle à part qui devient un cas d'étude obligé pour toute autre tentative d'introduction de la langue française dans un pays ou bien une région non francophone. Pour comprendre les ficelles et les enjeux de cette réforme, il est indispensable dans un premier temps d'interpréter, de déchiffrer le passé de Bahreïn et de son peuple afin d'en appréhender les caractéristiques qui sont les clefs de l'adhésion plus ou moins difficile de la population à la réforme. L'objectif suivant étant l'analyse de la perspicacité intrinsèque de cette réforme et de ses implicites afin d'envisager sa mise en œuvre en d'autres lieuxBahrain is a small island in the Arabo-Persian Gulf striving to stay in the race on international level so as to have the right and the feeling to exist. To do so, both the government and the population devote a lot of energy, creativity and innovation. A large-scale linguistic reform promoting French in a non-francophone country having no historical bind with France is a challenge in itself. Never done before, this reform sets a precedent in the Middle-East but also on a worldwide scale since very few experiments of this kind have been tried and never in such a context. Having been implemented for five years, can one refer to it as successful ? The sociocultural, historical, geographical, economical and political features of the Bahraini people make them a case apart which has become a case study for any other attempt to introduce the French language in a non-francophone country or region. To understand the subtleties and the stakes of such a reform, it is essential in a first phase to interpret, to decipher the past of Bahrain and its people so as to grasp the characteristics that make it possible for the population to support the reform. The next goal consists in analysing the intrinsic perspicacity of this reform and its inherent features so as to contemplate its implementation in other places
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Vorenger, Justine. "L’exploitation des faunes marines à Qal’at al-Bahreïn (île de Bahreïn, Golfe persique), du Bronze Ancien à l’époque islamique : Etude diachronique et comparaison avec les sites du Golfe." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSE2030/document.
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Localisé sur l'île de Bahreïn, le tell de Qal'at al-Bahreïn fut un grand port occupant une position géographique stratégique, au milieu du Golfe persique, entre le Proche-Orient et le reste du continent asiatique. Grâce à cette position littorale, le site joua pendant plusieurs millénaires (du 3e millénaire avant J.-C., jusqu'au 17e siècle de notre ère), un important rôle commercial et maritime, entre la Mésopotamie, les côtes iraniennes et arabes, l'Oman, le sous-continent indien ou encore l'Extrême-Orient.Fouillé depuis près de soixante années, ce site d'habitat offre aux archéologues une stratigraphie exceptionnelle, unique dans la Péninsule arabique, qui s’étend du Dilmoun Ancien (c. 2200 av. J.-C.) jusqu’à la période islamique (c. 13e-16e siècle ap. J.-C.) et permet l’étude comparative des occupations successives du site. Au-delà de ce statut de référence régionale, Qal'at al-Bahreïn présente par ses monuments (résidentiels, administratifs, commerciaux, religieux et militaires) un véritable témoignage du développement historique de Dilmoun, culture la plus importante du Golfe antique.Les nombreux vestiges architecturaux sont associés à un matériel archéologique diversifié (céramique, métal, représentations figurées, inscriptions, sceaux, macrorestes végétaux et fauniques, incluant un grand nombre de restes de poissons). La présente étude porte sur les restes osseux de poissons exhumés lors des différentes campagnes de fouilles conduites par la mission archéologique française, de 1989 à 1996, puis de 2000 à 2004, complétés par les résultats obtenus lors des fouilles danoises, menées entre les années 50 à 70.Ce matériel osseux, abondant, et généralement bien conservé, est très bien stratifié, ce qui a permis une étude diachronique de cet échantillon.La détermination des os de poissons a permis de mettre en évidence un spectre constant de quatre familles tout au long de l’occupation du site : les Serranidae (mérous), les Carangidae (carangues), les Sparidae (sars) et les Lethrinidae (empereurs). Leur importance varie au sein de chaque occupation et il est alors intéressant de noter la corrélation entre les espèces consommées et les habitants du site.Si la période du Dilmoun Ancien montre un spectre assez varié, l’arrivée sur l’île des Kassites (c. 1450 av. J.-C.) met en avant une pêche très orientée, avec la capture des empereurs. Il semble qu’il y ait une préférence pour cette famille. Les périodes suivantes montrent un spectre à nouveau plus diversifié, qui s’étoffe d’avantage lors de la diffusion de l’Islam sur l’île. Les espèces consommées se rapprochent alors de celles commercialisées de nos jours. Cette grande variété s’accompagne d’une diminution des tailles des poissons, qui peut s’expliquer par un nouveau territoire de pêche et la capture de nouvelles espèces afin de diversifier la consommation de poisson.Malgré ces différences notables au cours des occupations qui peuvent être liées aux habitants et à leur préférence alimentaire, il apparait que les populations successives de Qal’at al-Bahreïn ont intensément exploité les ressources côtières et avaient une parfaite connaissance du milieu marin et des comportements des espèces capturéesLocated on the island of Bahrain, the tell of Qal’at al-Bahrain was a main port occupying a strategic geographical position, in the middle of the Persian Gulf, between the Middle East and the rest of the Asian continent. Thanks to its coastal position, the site played during several millenia (from the 3rd millenium BC, until the 17th century AD), an important commercial and maritime role, between Mesopotamia, the Iranian and Arab coasts, Oman, the Indian sub-continent or the Far East.Excavated since nearly sixty years, this coastal settlement offers to the archaeologists an exceptional, unique stratigraphy in the Arabian Peninsula, which extends from the Early Dilmun (c. 2200 BC) to the Middle Islamic period (c. 13-16th centuries AD), and provides the opportunity to study and compare the successive occupations at the site. Beyond this regional reference status, Qal’at al-Bahrain presents by its monuments (residential, administrative, commercial, religious and military) a true testimony of the historical development of Dilmun, the most important culture of the ancient Gulf.The numerous architectural vestiges are associated with a diversified archaeological equipment (ceramic, metal, figurative art, inscriptions, seals, vegetal and faunal macro-remains, including a large number of fish remains). The present study is devoted to the fish remains unearthed during the various excavation seasons led by the French archaeological mission, from 1989 to 1996, then from 2000 to 2004, and completed by the results gathered at the time of the Danish excavations, carried out since the 1950s. The bone material, which is abundant and quite well preserved, allows a diachronic study of this sample.The determination of the fish bones reveals a constant spectrum of four families throughout the occupation of the site: Serranidae (groupers), Carangidae (carangues), Sparidae (seabream) and Lethrinidae (emperors). Their importance varies within each occupation and it is then interesting to note the correlation between the consumed species and the inhabitants of the site.If the Early Dilmun period shows a rather diversified spectrum, the arrival of the Kassites on the island (c. 1450 BC) suggests a much more directed fishing activity, with the capture of the emperors. It seems that there is a preference for this family. The following periods show again a more diversified spectrum, which increased at the time of the spread of Islam on the island. The consumed species approach those marketed then nowadays. This large variety is linked with a reduction in the sizes of the fishes, which can be explained by a new fishing territory and the capture of new species to diversify the fish consumption.In spite of these notable differences during occupations which can rely on the inhabitants and their food preference, it appears that the successive populations of Qal’at al-Bahrain exploited intensely the coastal resources and had a perfect knowledge of the marine environment and behaviours of the captured species
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Alsalamah, Abdulaziz Saleh. "Histoire de la presse écrite des pays arabes du Golfe de 1946 à 1981 : Arabie Saoudite, Koweit, Bahrein, Emirats arabes unis, Qatar et Oman." Paris 2, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PA020013.
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La presse des pays arabes du Golfe n'a fait son apparition que pendant ce siècle. D'abord en Arabie Saoudite, au Koweit et au Bahrein avant la deuxième Guerre mondiale puis au Qatar, aux Emirats arabes unis et en Oman à partir des années soixante. Les quelques journaux paraissant avant la deuxième Guerre Mondiale ont été crées grâce à l'initiative des reformateurs et intellectuels autochtones. Leurs moyens modestes ont été compensés par l'enthousiasme de leurs responsables de rédaction et par la collaboration des écrivains bénévoles qui percevaient la presse en tant que mission. Ces journaux ont également servi d'école pour les journalistes futurs. Pendant les années cinquante les journaux tant privés qu'officiels et qu'institutionnels, se sont multipliés en Arabie Saoudite, au Koweit et au Bahrein. Un développement qui a coincidé avec l'accroissement des revenus pétroliers, le début de la phase de modernisation de la zone et la montée du nationalisme arabe. Dans ce contexte relativement instable, les journaux de ces trois pays, crées et édités par des journalistes autochtones, n'ont pas échappé aux répercussions de cette situation politico-économique. La presse du Koweit et du Barhein a du en subir les conséquences. Différente est la situation de la presse entre 1961 et 1981. Cette période où les Emirats sous contrôle britannique ont accédé à l'indépendance a vu naître les premiers journaux des Emirats Arabes Unis, du Qatar et d'Oman. Elle a vu également la multiplication des quotidiens en Arabie Saoudite et au Koweit. La presse est devenue une industrie et son essor a été facilité par l'accroissement de l'aide étatique. Par rapport à la période antérieure, c'est l'âge des journaux d'information. Cependant, l'un des handicaps majeurs reste la lenteur du processur de la professionnellation des journalistes autochtones.
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Al, Shaikh Aayat. "Les projets politiques et les fondements historiques de la communauté chiite au Bahreïn depuis l’indépendance 1971." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSE2026.
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Le chiisme au Bahreïn est un phénomène sociopolitique complexe. A l’époque contemporaine, les projets politiques chiites transnationaux et nationaux ont connu une nouvel ascension. Les analyses politiques et médiatiques dominants réduisent souvent le chiisme dans le champ sociopolitique bahreïni aux projets politiques dominants en Iran, en Iraq, et au Liban, qui projettent le renforcement de leur pouvoir religieux et politique. Or, les chiites de Bahreïn sont souvent assimilés à des adeptes des politiques menées par les clercs influents outre le pays insulaire. Ils sont considérés comme des instruments de l’hégémonie des acteurs chiites. Ces grilles de lecture ne représentent qu’une approche réductrice et partielle du champ chiite. Certes, le chiisme bahreïni est influencé par les acteurs et les politiques régionales et transnationales, mais l’analyse de ses fondements et de son évolution démontre qu’il est spécifique à son contexte local. Le champ chiite local est façonné par des interactions sociopolitiques diverses, tels que des processus de socialisation politique, la transnationalisation, la pratique des rites particuliers, l’organisation des institutions, les relations avec l’Etat, etc. A l’époque contemporaine, les acteurs chiites bahreïnis sont influencés par des théories et des projets qui émanent de la sphère transnationale, cependant ils développent des projets sociopolitiques distincts. Dans ce contexte spécifique du Bahreïn, l’Etat même dominant, ne peut pas contrôler ses acteurs et leurs projets sociopolitiques, qu’ils soient transnationaux ou nationauxShiism in Bahrain is a complicated socio-political phenomenon. The contemporary era is marked by a new rise of national and transnational shi’a political projects. Dominant political and media analysis consider shi’ism in the Bahraini context as a simplest extension of dominant political projects in Iran, Iraq, and in Lebanon.However, Bahraini shi’a are frequently assimilated to unconditional followers of influential non-Bahrainis clerics and their politics. In that framework, shi’a in Bahrain are considered as instruments of the shi’a actors’ hegemony. Those methods of interpretation appear superficial.Certainly, as we noted above, regional and transnational actors and politics affect the shiism in Bahrain, but the examination of its basis and its evolution demonstrate that it’s specific to the local schema. Various socio-political interactions shapes the local political sphere; such as political socialization processes,transnationalization, rites’ practicing, institutions’ organization's, relations avec the State, etc. In the contemporary period Bahrainis shi’a actors are indeed influenced by the theories and the projects stems from the transnational sphere, however, they develops their own and distinct socio-political projects. In this specific context, the State, even dominant, control neither these actors, nor their projects whether they are transnational or nationals
Books on the topic "Bahrain, history"
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Højlund, Flemming. Qala'at al-Bahrain. Moesgaard: Jutland Archaeological Society, 1994.
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Society, Bahrain Natural History, ed. Wildlife in Bahrain: Fifth biennial report of the Bahrain Natural History Society. 5th ed. Bahrain: Bahrain Natural History Society, 1990.
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Khalīfah, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Khālid., Rice Michael 1928-, and Bahrain Wizārat al-Iʻlām, eds. Bahrain through the ages: The history. London: Kegan Paul International, 1993.
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Kazmi, Hasan Askari. Bahrain, a geographical approach to its history. Aligarh, India: Centre of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, 1986.
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Pernille, Bangsgaard, Porter Venetia, Jysk arkæologisk selskab, Forhistorisk museum, and Carlsberg Foundation's Gulf Project, eds. Islamic remains in Bahrain. Højbjerg: Jutland Archaeological Society, in association with Moesgaard Museum and Ministry of Information, State of Bahrain, 2001.
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Muraikhi, Khalil M. Glimpses of Bahrain from its past. Bahrain: Printed at the Government Press, Ministry of Information, 1991.
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Shirawi, May Al-Arrayed. Education in Bahrain: Problems and progress. Oxford: Ithaca Press, 1989.
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Ali, Khalifa Haya, Rice Michael 1928-, and Bahrain Wizārat al-Iʻlām, eds. Bahrain through the ages: The archaeology. London: KPI, 1986.
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Hanna, Sami A. A modern cultural history of Bahrain: Contributors and contributions. Bahrain: National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature, Ministry of Information, State of Bahrain, 1991.
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Yefremova, Zoya A., Gennaro Viggiani, Hassan Ghahari, Gary A. P. Gibson, and Mikdat Doğanlar. "Family Eulophidae Westwood, 1829." In Chalcidoidea of Iran (Insecta: Hymenoptera), 161–210. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789248463.0008.
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Abstract This chapter provides a checklist for the family Eulophidae. It provides information on species diversity, host records, distribution records by province in Iran, as well as world distribution. Comparison of the eulophid fauna of Iran with adjacent countries indicates that the faunas of Russia (666 species) and Turkey (246 species) are more diverse than Iran (236 species), followed by Turkmenistan (70 species), Kazakhstan (57 species), Pakistan (44 species), Azerbaijan (34 species), United Arab Emirates (31 species), Armenia (23 species), Iraq (10 species), Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia (both with eight species) and Oman (six species); no species have so far been reported from Bahrain, Kuwait or Qatar. The much larger number of eulophid species reported from Russia likely correlates with not only its large land area but also its history of taxonomic research on Eulophidae in the country. Russia shares 147 known species with Iran, followed by Turkey (133 species), Azerbaijan (22 species), Turkmenistan (21 species), Armenia and Pakistan (both with 20 species), United Arab Emirates (13 species), Iraq (10 species), Afghanistan (seven species), Saudi Arabia (four species) and Oman (two species).
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Yefremova, Zoya A., Gennaro Viggiani, Hassan Ghahari, Gary A. P. Gibson, and Mikdat Doğanlar. "Family Eulophidae Westwood, 1829." In Chalcidoidea of Iran (Insecta: Hymenoptera), 161–210. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789248463.0161.
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Abstract This chapter provides a checklist for the family Eulophidae. It provides information on species diversity, host records, distribution records by province in Iran, as well as world distribution. Comparison of the eulophid fauna of Iran with adjacent countries indicates that the faunas of Russia (666 species) and Turkey (246 species) are more diverse than Iran (236 species), followed by Turkmenistan (70 species), Kazakhstan (57 species), Pakistan (44 species), Azerbaijan (34 species), United Arab Emirates (31 species), Armenia (23 species), Iraq (10 species), Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia (both with eight species) and Oman (six species); no species have so far been reported from Bahrain, Kuwait or Qatar. The much larger number of eulophid species reported from Russia likely correlates with not only its large land area but also its history of taxonomic research on Eulophidae in the country. Russia shares 147 known species with Iran, followed by Turkey (133 species), Azerbaijan (22 species), Turkmenistan (21 species), Armenia and Pakistan (both with 20 species), United Arab Emirates (13 species), Iraq (10 species), Afghanistan (seven species), Saudi Arabia (four species) and Oman (two species).
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Brown, Rajeswary Ampalavanar. "Introduction." In Islam and Capitalism in the Making of Modern Bahrain, 1–36. Oxford University PressOxford, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192874672.003.0001.
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Abstract From the seventeenth century, pearling had been the economic mainstay of Bahrain. By the 1930s, however, pearling had faded, and was replaced as the mainstay of the Bahrain economy by the extraction of crude oil. But oil production in turn faded, as Bahrain’s reserves declined by the 1970s, and the country underwent a third economic transformation. In recent decades, Bahrain has created an innovative financial sector to serve Bahrain’s oil-rich neighbours, a hub of Islamic finance. In this it has been assisted by the inflow of oil wealth from the Gulf producers, revenues that have driven the urbanization, industrialization, and the financial expansion of Bahrain. From the final decades of the twentieth century, oil capital has transformed Bahrain’s economy. It is important to explore the social, religious, and political contexts in which that transformation took place. Thus, the creation of a powerful capacity in Islamic finance clearly has a crucial religious context, in the need to secure compliance with Shari’ah law. Or again, a vastly growing financial sector as well as rapid urbanization and industrial expansion clearly had substantial demographic implications, for territorially small Bahrain had always been highly dependent on immigrant labour and immigrant skills. And finally, economic transformation inevitably brought social and political tensions. It is the exploration of those contexts and impacts that drive this book. First, however, it is essential to provide detail on Bahrain’s economic, social, and political history, for that history has had a long reach and profoundly shapes modern Bahrain.
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Brown, Rajeswary Ampalavanar. "The Stock Market." In Islam and Capitalism in the Making of Modern Bahrain, 189–204. Oxford University PressOxford, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192874672.003.0005.
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Abstract One of the reasons for the sustainability of the Bahrain stock exchange had been that oil wealth provided it with funding. Personal ownership in listed companies is limited, as the state is the major investor on the stock exchange. The power dynamics of oil and the Sunni-dominated Gulf allowed Bahrain to undertake the refining of oil from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, after it exhausted its own oil reserves by the early 1970s. Bahrain then established its financial leadership through flows of oil capital and was in the vanguard of GCC financial vitality and economic resurgence. Therefore Bahrain’s economic, political, and social history has thus been relatively stable, compared to that of her neighbours.
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Brown, Rajeswary Ampalavanar. "A Place for the State." In Islam and Capitalism in the Making of Modern Bahrain, 253–88. Oxford University PressOxford, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192874672.003.0008.
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Abstract In its pre-colonial and colonial history, legal concepts and practices in Bahrain shaped the transformation of the economy and the state. The grip of the state was tempered by law. And in recent decades, there has been an urgent need to liberate the economy and business through the evolution of a legislative framework. The power of the Bahrain state grew with the power of oil, principally after 1971. High oil prices, particularly after 2004–09, have coincided with a further change in the role of the state, economic diversification, and the reform of labour markets, reducing dependence on foreign labour and emphasizing local labour and its acquisition of essential skills. It is often said that Bahrain’s authoritarian state survives through oil wealth and the co-option of business elites. But Bahrain is unique in the Middle East, in that the state is responsive to secular institutions and political pressures through the law. There is juridical space for the state.
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Doherty, Gareth. "The Memory of Date Palm Green." In Paradoxes of Green. University of California Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520285019.003.0005.
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This chapter focuses on the memory, history, color, and the “urbanism” of the green of the Bahraini date palm. The date palm is the most iconic Bahraini vegetation and one of the main sources of green on the islands. The chapter shows the historical power of green as articulated through the life cycle of the date palm. Green is often considered an antidote to the urban. We only have to think of green parks in dense urban settlements, which can offer relief from the surrounding “asphalt jungle.” However, greenery in desert areas such as Bahrain is an indicator of human settlements, not relief from the same, due to cultivation of the land through agriculture, orchards, and gardens.
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"The early explorers and exploration history of A’ali." In The Royal Mounds of A'ali in Bahrain, 11–20. Aarhus University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv3405qn0.4.
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"Tlte Military History of Bahrain in Modem Times." In First Light, 19–20. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203038574-6.
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El Naggar, Nehal Fareed, and Jalal Nasser. "The Influence of Religion and Spirituality on Managing Individuals in Organizations." In Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, 95–125. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6.ch005.
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Religion is a cornerstone of any society as it affects politics, law, economics, science, and is reflected throughout history in arts and more. In contrast, spirituality is an individual practice with the aim of mindfulness and having a sense of peace and purpose. This research aims to investigate the influence of religion and spirituality on organizational behavior in organizations in Bahrain specifically with regard to managing individuals in Bahrain. A sample of 46 valid responses was reached due to the sensitivity of the topic. Nationality was found to have a statistically significant effect on ‘behavior-based religion'. Principal component analysis found two distinctive factors among the religion values indicators being referred to as ‘behavior-based religion' and ‘belief of religion'.
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"2. Pearls, Oil, and the British Empire A Short History of Bahrain." In City of Strangers, 24–48. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9780801462207-003.
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Flak, Larry H., Ghassan A. Muhanna, and Mohamed Al-Qassab. "Case History: Relief Well Control of Underground Blowout In Bahrain." In Middle East Oil Show. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/29859-ms.
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Maili, Eduard, David Hoffman, and Feras Al-Tawash. "Framework Model Building in Highly Complex Structures Utilizing Multi-Azimuth 3D Seismic Data: Case History from Bahrain Field." In SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/164428-ms.
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Ouled Ameur, Zied, Abdulla AlThawadi, and Borislav Grbic. "Selection, Implementation and Monitoring of Corrosion Inhibitors for Downhole Chemical Treatment on Rod/Beam Pump Wells Bahrain Fields." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-22329-ms.
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Abstract Corrosion is a naturally occurring phenomenon commonly defined as the destructive attack of a metal that results from a chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment. The effect of corrosion in the oil and gas industry leads to economic loss, a loss of containment and associated impact on HSE and asset integrity. There are many technologies to bring the oil to the surface. Rod or Beam pumps are the most common form of artificial lift for oil wells in onshore oilfields. They are simple machines that have a long and well documented history in the industry and are economically inexpensive. Corrosion inhibitors are commonly used to mitigate electrochemical corrosion in the oilfield. When added in small quantities to an aggressive medium, these chemicals inhibit corrosion by changing the surface conditions of the metal surface. In downhole systems, the prevailing conditions may be very severe, resulting in high corrosion rates. Corrosion inhibitors can be applied downhole, however, the selection and application of a corrosion inhibitor for downhole is typically more challenging than for a surface application. The paper gives a brief view on the selection of the suitable corrosion inhibitor that meets the well condition. It will explain how to select the best application methods for downhole corrosion on Rod Wells. The paper also demonstrates how the downhole treatment for rod wells is carried out giving in depth details of the method that has been used. It will present the results of a downhole treatment case and make recommendations for a performance monitoring program to optimize a treatment program ensuring its success. Finally, the paper concludes with a case history of downhole corrosion inhibitor application from an onshore field in the Middle East with 550 producing wells, where downhole corrosion inhibitor was successfully applied to 165 wells, leading to a major reduction in tubing corrosion failures
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Konwar, L., I. AL Anaisi, E. Alwawainati, and O. Matar. "Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) Flooding: Laboratory Evaluations, Simulation Studies and Pilot Planning for a Matured Carbonate Reservoir in Bahrain." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-24181-ms.
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Abstract The Mauddud reservoir discovered in 1932 in Bahrain is now in a mature stage of development. A detailed feasibility study is carried out for identifying the most appropriate enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process for Mauddud reservoir and defining a strategy for further evaluation and implementation of the most promising EOR options. Detailed laboratory studies have identified alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) process as the most technically attractive EOR process to increase the ultimate recovery from Mauddud reservoir by significantly improving the volumetric sweep and displacement efficiency. This paper aims to present detailed design of laboratory experiments and results en route to sector modeling studies in three (3) selected large areas. A 3.6 acres area is selected in Mauddud waterflooded reservoir for piloting. Detailed cost estimate is carried out using laboratory design data and simulation results. Extensive laboratory design and testing such as polymer rheology, thermal stability tests, polymer injectivity, viscosity, adsorption, ASP phase behavior and coreflood tests are performed. 1-D coreflood simulation model was conducted using University of Texas Chemical Compositional Simulator (UTCHEM). Polymer rheology and surfactant phase behavior laboratory test data were matched to generate input parameters for the ASP injection simulation forecast. Representative sector and pattern simulation models were developed to estimate the EOR production potential from the Mauddud reservoir. The sector model developed was calibrated to the historical production, injection, and pressure data. The history matched sector model was used to select and develop pattern simulation models that were used to estimated EOR production potential. Based on the evaluation of laboratory results, polymers are identified to give adequate viscosifying power and thermal stability. ASP formulations are identified for designing coreflood. Coreflood tests provided the process recovery data on residual oil saturation, chemical retention facilitating optimum slug design resulting in maximum oil recovery with minimum amount of chemical mass. The chemical formulation selected showed good phase behavior at different oil/water ratios, equilibrated quickly, good aqueous solubility, and generated ultra-low interfacial tension (IFT). The surfactant formulation showed great promise in the coreflood tests. The ASP coreflood tests recovered 63 to 70% of the waterflood residual oil and left a residual oil saturation after chemical flood (Sorc) of 9%. ASP pattern simulations showed incremental oil recovery factors between 26.7 and 31.9 percent of the original oil-in-place (OOIP). The laboratory and sector simulation results are crucial to explore the feasibility of EOR project and will serve as inputs to detailed economic evaluation as well as pilot design and facilities planning.
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AlJanahi, Ahmed, Feras Altawash, Omar Matar, Hassan AlMannai, Atanu Bandyopadhyay, Florian Karpfinger, Vladimir Stashevskiy, and Alexey Yudin. "Geomechanical Model as the Key Step to Proppant Fracturing Success in Shallow Carbonate Reservoir of Bahrain." In SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/204853-ms.
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Abstract Geomechanics plays an important role in stimulation design especially in complex tight reservoirs with very low matrix permeability. Robust modelling of horizontal stresses along with rock mechanical properties helps to identify the stress barriers which are crucial for optimum stimulation design and proppant allocation. A comprehensive modeling and calibration workflow showcased the value of geomechanical analysis in large stimulation project of Ostracod-Magwa, a compex shallow carbonate reservoir in the Awali onshore field, Bahrain. For the initial Geomechanical model regional average rock properties and minimum stress values from earlier frac campaigns were considered. During campaign progression, advanced cross dipole sonic measurements of the new wells were incorporated in the geomechanical modeling which provided rock properties and stresses with improved confidence. The outputs from wireline-conveyed microfrac tests and the fracturing treatments were also considered for calibration of the minimum horizontal stress and breakdown pressure. The porepressure variability was established with the measured formation pressure data. The geomechanically derived horizontal stresses and elastic properties were used as input for the frac-design. Independent fracture geometry measurements were run to validate the model. The poro-elastic horizontal strain approach was used to model the horizontal stress magnitudes. This approach shows variability of the stress profile depending on the elastic rock properties. The study shows variable depletion in porepressure across the field as well as within different reservoir layers of Magwa and Ostracod. Ostracod is more depleted compared to the Magwa reservoir with porepressure values below hydrostatic (~7 ppg). The B3 shale layer between Magwa and Ostracod reservoirs could be established as a stress barrier with 1200-1500 psi closure pressure. The closure pressure in Ostracod varies in the range of 1000-1500 psi while the range in Magwa is 1100-1600 psi. In the Magwa reservoir a gradual increase of closure pressure with depth is observed, while no such trend is apparent in the shallower Ostracod formation. Geomechanical models served as a key input of the integral frac optimization workflow that resulted in increasing the well productivity by more then double compared to previous stimulation campaigns. The poroelastic horizontal strain model to predict the horizontal stresses from cross-dipole sonic data provides higher stress variability and ultimately yields a high resolution stress profile. This model calibrated with direct closure pressure measuremtns is crucial for successful stimulation design in complex reservoirs with very low matrix permeability. Geology Overview and Problem Statement The Ostracod and Magwa formations are shallow reservoir development targets over the Awali field in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The depth of these reservoir ranges from 1400-1800 ft TVDSS and are represented by shallow marine limestones, which are composed of bioclastic, packstone/wackestone with occasional dolomites, chert, lime mudstone, and scarce pyrite. The reservoirs are represented by a triple porosity system which consists of matrix porosity, secondary natural fractures porosity and bioturbation enhanced porosities that can be associated with dissolution (micro-vugs). The Ostracod reservoir exhibits intense natural fractures towards the base whereas the upper part of the reservoir is associated with a combination of both, vugs and natural fractures. The section is heavily interbedded with numerous shale barriers which gives an average net-to-grows (NTG) ~ 35% with gross thickness ~150-200 ft. On the other hand, Magwa reservoir is represented by thicker limestones where the secondary porosity is mostly represented by bioturbated units resulting in a higher average NTG ~75% with gross thickness up to 150 ft. The reservoirs are heavily faulted, ~140 faults identified by manual seismic interpretation and more than 800 faults observed on the well log data by missing/repeating sections over total of ~2000 wells. Production from the reservoirs started from early 1960's mainly by perforation of watered/gas out wells from the lower producing horizons, followed by active drilling camping in 2011-2015 ~250 wells and minor drilling in 2016-2019. New drilled wells had a so-called "flash" production exhibits a high oil production rates followed by rapid production decline with the long low rate tail production. Long production history and active development drilling however did not provide good recovery factor for the reservoirs – after more than 55 years of development the current recovery factor is ~5%. At the same time, a recent new well drilling campaign provided only marginal economic production results, which opened the area for production enhancement opportunities. Based on historical production analysis and numerous acid stimulations performed on the field it was concluded that acid stimulations demonstrated a good immediate production response however the effect was not lasting more than 3-6 months (AlJanahi et al. 2020). And one of the key contributors to this effect on top of the natural depletion was the geological structure of target reservoirs – the reservoirs are not clean carbonates – they are heavily intercalated with shales. The effect of increased connected reservoir volume to the wellbore was not lasting for long due to possible fine migration and did not provide enough vertical connectivity and good lateral extension. Based on above observations, hydraulic fracturing was considered as an option for the production enhancement which could potentially provide good lateral and vertical reservoir connectivity with the wellbore and would not be heavily affected by time, or at least the effect of operation will last longer than observed historically. However, a hydraulic fracturing campaign was performed on the field in the period 2010-2011, despite good production results the incremental production after hydraulic fracturing was insignificant comparing with the wells without the fracturing. After analyzing observed results coupled with post fracturing evaluation it was concluded that the actual achieved hydraulic fracture geometry was not enough to outpace non fractured wells in these reservoirs. Based on numerical simulation studies it was concluded that the higher effective half-length and higher conductivity of a hydraulic fracture could provide better production results with much longer effect in time. Therefore, the question of achievable fracture geometry, its distribution laterally and vertically was pushed into the forefront.
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Alanaisi, Isa, Lakshi Konwar, Ali AlMeftah, and Ebrahim Alawainati. "CO2 and Ethane-Based Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): Laboratory Evaluations and Simulation Studies for a Matured Carbonate Reservoir in Bahrain." In ADIPEC. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/211429-ms.
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Abstract The Mauddud reservoir discovered in 1932 in Bahrain is now in a mature stage of development. Crestal gas injection (GI) in the oil bearing, under saturated, layered, and heavily faulted carbonate reservoir has continued to be the dominant drive mechanism since 1938. Current strategy for maximizing reservoir potential and reduce production decline with infill drilling, workovers, and routine maintenance of wells are not adequate for a matured reservoir like Mauddud. As such, a detailed feasibility study is being carried out to identify the most appropriate enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process for this reservoir and define a strategy for further evaluation and implementation of the most promising EOR options. This paper aims to present detailed design and results of laboratory experiments using CO2 and ethane gas en route to sector modeling studies in three (3) selected large areas. A high-level cost estimate is also performed using the results from the pattern simulations. The gas EOR laboratory study consisted of performing swelling and slim tube tests using the recombined Mauddud live oil and two injection gases: carbon dioxide (CO2) and ethane (C2). The swelling tests and the corresponding constant composition experiments (CCE) were matched using a 16-component equation of state (EOS) model. Slim tube simulations performed with the tuned EOS were able to replicate the oil recovery values from the slim tube tests. Representative sector and pattern simulation models were developed to estimate the EOR production potential from the Mauddud reservoir. The sector model developed was calibrated to the historical production, injection, and pressure data. An extensive sensitivity study was conducted to match the fluid flow dynamics of the reservoir. The history matched sector model was used to select and develop pattern simulation models that were used to estimated EOR production potential. Swelling tests conducted with CO2 and Ethane shows the effect of oil swelling and changes in oil properties such as density, viscosity, formation volume factor, and solution GOR. The elevation in swelling factors and the reduction in oil viscosity exhibit the benefits of using CO2 and ethane as injection sources for Mauddud. Solid precipitation on the PVT cell window was observed, indicating the possibility of asphaltene precipitation with CO2 and C2 injection. CO2 slim tube tests showed a minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) of about 1,762 psig, which is around 800 psi higher than the current reservoir pressure. Therefore, CO2 injection under miscible conditions is not viable in Mauddud reservoir. Ethane gas mixture and Mauddud reservoir live oil showed an MMP of 1,022 psig. Ethane pattern simulations showed incremental oil recovery factors over the no-further-activities (NFA) between 17.7 and 27.6 percent of the original oil-in-place (OOIP). The laboratory and sector simulation results are crucial to explore the feasibility of any EOR project and will serve as inputs to detailed economic evaluation as well as pilot design and facilities planning.
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Mirza, Mohammed Saeed, Torsten Kritzler, and Naz H. Gazi. "Successful Use of a Cost-Effective Temporary Non damaging Gel Plug System to Isolate a Highly Permeable Producing Zone During a Stimulation Job of a Low-Permeability Gas-Producing Zone in Khuff Gas Reservoir in Bahrain - A Case History." In Middle East Oil Show. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/81441-ms.
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Mohite, S. D. D. "LNG Imports - A Strategic Choice for GCC Region." In SPE Energy Resources Conference. SPE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/spe-169980-ms.
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Abstract Although Middle East region is blessed with 43% of global proven gas reserves equivalent at 80 trillion cubic meters, of which 50 % are in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, apart from the challenge of historic under-investment, regional gas endowments have been highly uneven and unique. The region is responding to gas shortages by boosting supplies through a combination of E&P developments and imports. As per IEA, the current 240 billion cubic meters (BCM) demand is expected to rise to 300 BCM by 2020 and 600 BCM by 2030. About 90% of incremental energy demand for power generation would come from gas then. Strategic investment will have to focus on creating large volumes of storage capacity as well as peak deliverability to cope with rising imports and power demand requirements. Currently, Dubai and Kuwait import LNG through floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) projects. At first these imports were seasonal (i.e. summer demand for electricity for air conditioning) and on a spot or short-term basis. Now, demand extends into all but the winter months and soon demand will be year round. The expansion of FSRU in Kuwait in to a permanent facility would increase capacity from 500 MMSCF/d to 3 BCF/d in two phases. This 11.0 million ton per annum (MMTPA) Kuwaiti LNG project under phase-I, is likely to replace the country's FSRU by 2020, mainly to replace the fuel oil firing in power plants. Abu Dhabi is developing a 8.7 MMTPA project in the Emirate of Fujairah on the Indian Ocean outside the Strait of Hormuz. Depending on supply-demand dynamics, Abu Dhabi may be both an importer and exporter of LNG, possibly relying on gas from the Shah and Bab fields. Bahrain has plans to develop 3.6 MMPTA shore-based import facility. Oman has combined Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG projects for integrated benefits, is developing unconventional gas reserves and would reduce gas subsidies to improve the demand equilibrium. Yemen continues to export LNG but has interruptions because of security issues. While Qatar gains geo-political benefits from its broader LNG export customers, with plans to expand its LNG capacity further, the possibility of it supplying gas to its neighbors is remote. Whereas, Saudi Arabia is better dedicated to its oil-field development, has realized benefits of developing and commercializing its gas fields, for both power and job generation. In view of the above, LNG thus remains a strategic choice for GCC countries mainly due to: Most environment-friendly and efficient option for rapidly escalating power demand at ~ 8% p.a.Techno-economics favoring fuel mix of LSFO and LNG for power and industries, instead of crude and dieselRefinery-Petrochemical integration becomes a more viable optionLimitations on geo-technical and geo-political contentious issues on developing non-associated gas fieldsChallenges on speeding up trade and strengthening exchange of power using 2009-set GCC grid, at full capacitySlow diversification into high-profile renewable power projects and its bold initiatives