Shura Council chairman hails oil finds

Manama, Apr.1 (BNA): Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Salah Al-Saleh extended deepest congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa on the discovery of the biggest ever oil field in the history of Bahrain.  He hailed royal directives to give full priority to the operations of oil prospection and drilling so as to invest the vital resources in the march of development and progress whose windfall benefits Bahrain and its people.  He also congratulated His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, chairman of the High Committee for Natural Resources and Economic Security, on the landmark national achievement.