VOL. XLVI

No 33

18-August-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

Qatif/Abu Safah Development Set For Completion Ahead Of October 2004 Target

Saudi Aramco says it is pushing ahead with efforts to complete the Qatif/Abu Safah oil development project ahead of the October 2004 target. Snamprogretti was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project in March 2002 (MEES, 11 March 2002). When complete, Qatif will produce 500,000 b/d of Arab Light crude. Production from the offshore Abu...