With the House of Representatives' approval of the draft budget law for the next two years, and citizens not experiencing any real livelihood improvements, the authorities in Bahrain returned to their well-known game, by which they sell an illusion, as they made promises of new explorations in the oil and gas sectors.

Bahraini Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that a petroleum development company is currently conducting surveys of the shear zones with a company, without mentioning further details.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa criticized on Wednesday (April 4, 2018) the weakness of previous oil exploration plans, pointing out that their excuse was a lack of promising opportunities.