VOL. XLIV

No. 07

12-February-2001

UAE

Abu Dhabi Crude Production Down 5%In 1999

Crude oil production in Abu Dhabiin 1999 averaged 1.88mn b/d, a drop of 5% from 1.98mn b/d the previous year,according to figures released by the emirate痴 Department of Planning. Totalcrude production for the two years was 686.3mn barrels and 722.7mn barrelsrespectively. Crude exports from Abu Dhabi also fell by 5%, from 640.58mn(1.86mn b/d) in 1998 to 609.19mn (1.68mn b/d) in 1999. The number of wellsproducing oil in...