VOL. XLV

No 12

25-March-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi AramcoMakes Three New Oil/Gas Discoveries In EasternProvince

SaudiOil Minister Ali al-Naimi announced on 20 March thatSaudi Aramco had made three new oil and gas discoveriesin the area of the super giant al-Ghawar oilfield inthe Eastern province. Natural gas was discovered in the Jafin-1 well, where oilhad previously been found in the higher layer of the formation, with anestimated flow of 28mn cu ft/day of sweet gas and 400 b/d of condensate, with...