Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 24

15-Jun-2009

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Breaks Industry Record With 1.2Mn B/D Khurais Start-Up

State-owned Saudi Aramco started production on 31 May at its 1.2mn b/d Khurais project, being touted as the largest single increment in oil industry history. When full capacity is reached over the next few months, Khurais will push Saudi crude production capacity to its end-2009 target of 12.5mn b/d, according to Saudi officials. Khurais is the single largest...