Saudi discovers two natural gas fields in Eastern Province

Saudi discovers two natural gas fields in Eastern Province

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister said oil giant Saudi Aramco had discovered two unconventional natural gas fields, Awtad and AlDahna, in the country’s Eastern Province, according to state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Awtad was discovered south-west of the Ghawar field, 142km south-west from the city of Hofuf, while AlDahna was found 230km south-west of Dhahran, SPA said on Wednesday.

“The importance of these discoveries lies in strengthening the kingdom’s natural gas reserves, which contributes to supporting the kingdom’s strategies and achieving the goals of the liquid fuel displacement programme,” Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said.

Saudi Arabia, which aims to become a natural gas exporter by 2030, is increasingly looking at the fuel for domestic power needs in a bid to free up crude for exports.

Gas flowed from one well, the Awtad-108001, at a rate of 10 million standard cubic feet daily, along with a daily 740 barrels of condensate, and from the Awtad-100921 well at a rate of 16.9 million standard cubic feet daily, along with 165 barrels of condensate a day.

Gas flowed from AlDahna-4 well at a rate of 8.1 million standard cubic feet daily, and from AlDahna-370100 well at a rate of 17.5 million standard cubic feet daily, along with