A row of oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. All is not well within OPEC as the oil cartel focuses on how much crude to pump for the rest of the year. Kurds in Iraq are defying the central government and selling their oil directly abroad. Nigeria is hurting due to shale oil production in the United States, its most important customer. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

A row of oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (AP)

Bahrain replaces oil minister

Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa was appointed energy minister, replacing Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza

Reuters, Dubai

Published: 03 June ,2016: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 03 June ,2016: 09:44 PM GST

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa replaced the oil minister in a minor cabinet reshuffle on Friday that affected two cabinet portfolios, state news agency BNA reported.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, a member of the ruling family, was appointed energy minister, replacing Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza. Mirza was appointed minister of water and electricity.

Bahrain, which is not a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), produces about 200,000 barrels of oil per day.

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Bahrain replaces oil minister

Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa was appointed energy minister, replacing Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza

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