VOL. XLIII

No. 22

29-May-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Makes New Gas Discovery

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi announced last week that Saudi Aramco has discovered a new gas field in the eastern part of the kingdom. Mr Naimi told the official Saudi News Agency SPA on 20 May that al-Manjura-1 well located 30km west of Haradh and 55km northeast of al-Wadhihi gas field, which was spudded on 22 January, tested 7mn cu ft/d of natural gas and 200 b/d of condensate. Saudi Aramco will carry out...