VOL. XLV

No 3

21-January-2002

KUWAIT

KOC Announces New Oil Discovery InWest Minagish Field

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) on 13January announced the discovery of new reserves of light crude in the WestMinagish field in the west of the country some 65km from Kuwait city. WellWMN-3, drilled to 13,000ft and reaching the Nejma-Sarjelow and Marratformations within the Jurassic system, was tested on 3 January and produced7,950 b/d of 37 APIcrude. A KOC statement said that the well was drilled as part of KOCs...