Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 9

01-March-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

Naimi Announces New Gas Discovery With Jalameed-3 Well

Saudi Aramco has made a major new gas discovery in Saudi Arabias northern region, Minister of Petroleum and Mines Ali Naimi announced on 23 February. In a statement to state news agency SPA, Mr Naimi said that the discovery was made at a depth of 9,795ft at the Jalameed-3 well, 95km east of Turaif, which flowed at a rate of 12.1mn cfd of gas on test. Initial...