VOL. XLVII

No 03

19-January-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Shell/Total/Saudi Aramco Expect Rubi Al-Khali E&P To Start By 2Q

The joint venture comprising Shell, Total and Saudi Aramco that was formed in July last year (MEES, 21 July 2003) to carry out gas exploration in a 200,000 sq km area in the south of the Rubi al-Khali expects exploration and production (E&P) activity to begin by the second quarter of this year, with seismic surveys scheduled to start before the summer. The timetable was revealed...