Saudi Aramco’s exploration programme hits gas
Saudi Aramco plans to almost double the amount of gas it produces over the next 10 years. (Saudi Aramco)
Saudi Aramco discovered five new oil and gas fields last year, including two non-associated gas fields. The state-owned company also found three new gas reservoirs in its existing fields, according to its annual report.
The newly discovered non-associated gas fields are Edmee, west of Haradh, and Murooj in Rub’ al-Khali – a desert area known as the Empty Quarter, where recent exploration yielded disappointing results. Shell shelved its sour gas plans in the Kidan area of the Empty Quarter in 2014.