The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today, Sunday, new discoveries of natural gas in the Eastern Province and the Empty Quarter.

The Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, revealed that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) was able to discover two natural gas fields in the Empty Quarter, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

He added that the Al-Hiran natural gas field was discovered, after gas flowed from the Hanifa reservoir in the Al-Hiran-1 well at a rate of 30 million standard cubic feet per day, and 1,600 barrels of condensate, in addition to the flow of gas from the Al-Arab-C reservoir in the same field. At a rate of 3.1 million standard cubic feet per day, the Al-Mahakeek natural gas field was also discovered, after gas flowed from the Al-Mahakeek-2 well at a rate of 0.85 million standard cubic feet per day.

He pointed out that natural gas was discovered in five reservoirs in previously discovered fields, as natural gas was discovered in the Al-Jallah reservoir in the Asaikra field in the Empty Quarter, after gas flowed at a rate of 46 million standard cubic feet per day, in addition to the discovery of an additional reservoir. For natural gas in the Shadun field west of Haradh Centre, where natural gas was discovered in the Unayzah-A reservoir after gas flowed at a rate of 15.5 million standard cubic feet per day, accompanied by about 460 barrels of condensate.