Energy Minister unveils 8 Arabian oil, 6 natural gas discoveries in Saudi Arabia

Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that Saudi Aramco has made 14 new discoveries of Arabian oil and natural gas fields and reservoirs in the Eastern Province and the Empty Quarter.

These new discoveries consisted of six fields and two reservoirs for Arabian oil, in addition to two fields and four reservoirs for natural gas.

The Arabian oil field discoveries in the Eastern Province include "Jabu" oil field, following the flow of Arabian Extra Light Oil in "Jabu-1" well at a rate of 800 barrels per day (bpd). "Sayahid "oil field was also discovered, where Arabian Extra Light Oil flowed in "Sayahid-2" well at a rate of 630 bpd. Additionally, "Ayfan" oil field was discovered, where Arabian Extra Light Oil in "Ayfan-2" well flowed at a rate of 2,840 bpd, with 0.44 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of associated gas per day.

Furthermore, "Jubaila" oil reservoir has been discovered in "Berri" field after Arabian Light Oil flowed in " Berri-907" well at a rate of 520 bpd, associated with 0.2 MMscf of gas per day. In addition, "Unayzah-A" oil reservoir was discovered in "Mazalij" field after the flow of Arabian Super Light Oil in "Mazalij-64" well at a rate of 1,011 bpd, along with 0.92 MMscf of associated gas per day.

In the Empty Quarter, "Nuwayr" Arabian oil field has been discovered after the flow of Arabian Medium Oil in "Nuwayr-1" well at a rate of 1,800 bpd, with 0.55 MMscf of associated gas per day. Additionally, the oil field "Damda" was discovered, where Arabian Medium Oil flowed in "Damda-1" well at a rate of 200 bpd from "Mishrif-C" reservoir, while Arabian Extra Light Oil flowed from "Mishrif-D" reservoir in the same well at a rate of 115 bpd. Also, the discovery of "Qurqas" oil field was confirmed after Arabian Medium Oil flowed in "Qurqas-1" well at a rate of 210 bpd.

The natural gas discoveries in the Eastern Province include the "Ghizlan" gas field, where gas flowed in " Ghizlan-1" well at a rate of 32 MMscf per day from "Unayzah B/C" reservoir, with 2,525 barrels of condensate. Also, "Araam" gas field was discovered after gas flowed in "Araam-1" well from "Unayzah B/C" reservoir at a rate of 24 MMscf per day with 3,000 barrels of condensate. "Qusaiba" unconventional gas reservoir was also discovered in "Mihwaz" field in Eastern Province, where gas flowed in "Mihwaz-193101" well at a rate of 3.5 MMscf per day, with 485 barrels of condensates.

In the Empty Quarter, "Arab-C" natural gas reservoir was discovered in "Marzouq" field, where gas flowed in "Marzouq-8" well at a rate of 9.5 MMscf per day. The same well also resulted in the discovery of "Arab-D" gas reservoir, after the flow of gas at a rate of 10 MMscf per day. Additionally, the "Upper Jubaila" gas reservoir was discovered from the same well, where gas flowed at a rate of 1.5 MMscf per day.

“These discoveries represent an added value that solidifies the Kingdom’s leading position in the global energy sector, reinforcing its rich hydrocarbon potential, opening new horizons for the Kingdom’s economic development, and strengthening its ability to meet both domestic and global energy demand efficiently and sustainably for decades to come,” said the minister.