Bahrain says a newly-discovered oil field contains up to 80bn barrels of tight (or shale) oil, dwarfing¹ the Gulf² island kingdom's current reserves.

巴林政府近日表示，一个最新发现的油田，含有储量高达800亿桶的致密油（或页岩油），这令该海湾国家目前的石油储量“相形见绌”。

Appraisals³ of the offshore⁴ Khaleej Al Bahrain basin by two US firms also suggest the presence of 280bn to 560bn cubic metres of natural gas.

两家美国公司对位于海岸的Khaleej Al Bahrain盆地的评估也表明，这里储存着2800至5600亿立方米的天然气。

Oil Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin⁵ Khalifa Al Khalifa said it was not yet known how much oil could be extracted.

该国石油大臣谢赫·穆罕默德·本·哈利法·阿勒哈利法表示，目前还不知道可以提取多少石油。