Aramco Announces Gas Field Discovery In Deepwater Red Sea
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Aramco has a significant gas field discovery in the Saudi Arabian deepwater sector of the Red Sea. According to Oil and Gas International, a 5,395-meter discovery well flowed 10 million cu. ft. of gas per day during testing. The discovery will be followed by additional wells on the prospect to determine the size of the field. The Red Sea is more than 2,000 meters deep in parts of the Saudi sector and it has a salt sequence of up to 2,100 meters in thickness. Shallow-water drilling has already begun but the deepwater area is essentially unexplored. Dhahran-based Aramco is planning additional exploration in the Red Sea to increase the Kingdom's oil recovery volumes from 50% to 70% over the next few years.
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Aramco has a significant gas field discovery in the Saudi Arabian deepwater sector of the Red Sea. According to Oil and Gas International, a 5,395-meter discovery well flowed 10 million cu. ft. of gas per day during testing. The discovery will be followed by additional wells on the prospect to determine the size of the field. The Red Sea is more than 2,000 meters deep in parts of the Saudi sector and it has a salt sequence of up to 2,100 meters in thickness. Shallow-water drilling has already begun but the deepwater area is essentially unexplored. Dhahran-based Aramco is planning additional exploration in the Red Sea to increase the Kingdom's oil recovery volumes from 50% to 70% over the next few years.