Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, on Wednesday, that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) managed to discover two unconventional natural gas fields in the eastern region.
In a statement, the Minister of Energy stated that the “Awtad” unconventional natural gas field was discovered southwest of the Ghawar field, 142 km southwest of the city of Hofuf (east).
Gas flowed from the (Awtad-108001) well at a rate of 10 million standard cubic feet per day and 740 barrels of condensate.
Gas flowed from the well (Awtad-100921) at a rate of 16.9 million standard cubic feet per day and 165 barrels of condensate.
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Likewise, the “Al-Dahna” unconventional natural gas field was discovered 230 km southwest of the city of Dhahran (east).
The gas flow from the well (Al-Dahna-4) is at a rate of 8.1 million standard cubic feet per day, and the gas flow from the well (Al-Dahna-370100) is at a rate of 17.5 million standard cubic feet per day and 362 barrels of condensate.
According to the Saudi Minister of Energy, “The importance of these discoveries lies in strengthening the Kingdom’s reserves of natural gas, which contributes to supporting the Kingdom’s strategies and achieving the goals of the liquid fuel displacement program.”
