Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 43

26-Oct-2009

SAUDI ARABIA

Chinas BGP Awarded Seismic Projects In Eastern Saudi Arabia

Chinas BGP has been awarded three seismic survey projects worth a combined $300mn by Saudi Aramco. Project S53 is a Transition Zone (TZ) 3D seismic data acquisition project that is to begin this month and will last for around two years. The survey area is covered by shoals and shallow water, and includes part of the Manifa oil field and several urban districts. Project...