Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud has announced the discovery of 14 new oil and gas fields and reservoirs. The new discoveries are located in the kingdom’s oil and gas heartlands in the Eastern Province, as well as in the more challenging and remote Empty Quarter region.
In a 9 April statement, Prince Abdulaziz said “these discoveries will also support sustained economic growth and prosperity, in line with Vision 2030 and Saudi Arabia’s ambitious goals to fully harness its natural resources and enhance global energy security.” Neither the ministry nor Aramco released information regarding the size of the reserves discovered, instead providing data on wellhead flows which were a cumulative 8,000 b/d of crude oil and 83mn cfd of natural gas. (CONTINUED - 405 WORDS)
