The largest oil company has begun production on a giant tight gas project

The largest oil company in the world, Saudi Aramco, The company announced that it produced the first cubic meter of gas in its giant unconventional gas project in South GhawarTwo months ahead of schedule. This is a major development in the company’s strategy to increase gas production by more than half from 2021 to 2030 levels, taking into account local demand.

Southern Ghawar Bloc It has infrastructure to process approximately 8.5 million cubic meters per day About 38 thousand barrels of oil per day.

“This is the first unconventional tight gas production from South Ghawar It is a significant milestone that demonstrates real progress in our gas expansion strategy. Nasser Al-Naimi, head of the exploration and production sector at Saudi Aramco, said: “We believe it has a role to play in meeting the Kingdom’s needs for low-emission energy and supporting growth in the chemicals sector.”

In line with the growing demand for gas, the company confirmed that it will continue to work to “more than double” the total processing production capacity. The strategic goal of the Southern Ghawar is to achieve production of about 21.3 million cubic meters of gas per dayshort term.

Al Nuaimi added: “The ability to start production two months ahead of schedule and under budget is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our employees and their determination to continuously improve our exploration and production operations.”

It represents the successful production of tight gas in South Ghawar Aramco’s second unconventional gas stream, after the start of production in the North Arabian Peninsula field in 20118 By delivering 6.7 million cubic meters per day to customers in Waad Al Shamal. Meanwhile, work is progressing on the giant Jafurah unconventional gas field, the largest liquid-rich shale gas field in the Middle East.