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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
* With an estimated 200 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in place, the Jafurah basin hosts the largest liquid-rich shale gas play in the Middle East. This shale play covers an area measuring 17,000 square kilometers  
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* With an estimated 200 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in place, the Jafurah basin hosts the largest liquid-rich shale gas play in the Middle East. This shale play covers an area measuring 17,000 square kilometers
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* Production of natural gas at Jafurah is expected to ramp up from 200 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) in 2025 to reach a sustainable gas rate of two billion scfd of sales gas by 2030, with 418 million scfd of ethane and around 630,000 barrels per day of gas liquids and condensates
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* The natural gas liquids will be processed at the [[Riyas Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant]]
  
 
=== Contractors ===
 
=== Contractors ===
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* '''Worley:'''  Front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design support, project management services and construction management services.
  
 
=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 2021 - Saudi Aramco awardscontracts for commercial development of the field
 
* 2021 - Saudi Aramco awardscontracts for commercial development of the field
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* 2022 - Worley awarded FEED and PMC contracts
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* 2024 - Proven reserves increased by 15 tcf of gas and two bn bbl of condensate
  
 
=== Geology ===
 
=== Geology ===
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=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
# [ Aramco awards contracts worth $10bn for vast Jafurah field development, as unconventional resources program reaches commercial stage]
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# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2021/11/aramco-awards-contracts-worth-10bn-for.html Aramco awards contracts worth $10bn for vast Jafurah field development, as unconventional resources program reaches commercial stage]
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# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2022/07/project-management-services-for-aramcos.html Project management services for Aramco's unconventional gas projects]
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# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2024/03/aramco-adds-significant-volumes-to.html Aramco adds significant volumes to proven gas and condensate reserves at Jafurah unconventional field]
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 6 March 2024

Summary Information

  • Operator: Saudi Aramco
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Location:
  • Production start:
  • Partners:
  • Type: Gas
  • Estimated Reserves: 200 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in place
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • With an estimated 200 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in place, the Jafurah basin hosts the largest liquid-rich shale gas play in the Middle East. This shale play covers an area measuring 17,000 square kilometers
  • Production of natural gas at Jafurah is expected to ramp up from 200 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) in 2025 to reach a sustainable gas rate of two billion scfd of sales gas by 2030, with 418 million scfd of ethane and around 630,000 barrels per day of gas liquids and condensates
  • The natural gas liquids will be processed at the Riyas Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant

Contractors

  • Worley: Front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design support, project management services and construction management services.

History

  • 2021 - Saudi Aramco awardscontracts for commercial development of the field
  • 2022 - Worley awarded FEED and PMC contracts
  • 2024 - Proven reserves increased by 15 tcf of gas and two bn bbl of condensate

Geology

Links

  1. Aramco awards contracts worth $10bn for vast Jafurah field development, as unconventional resources program reaches commercial stage
  2. Project management services for Aramco's unconventional gas projects
  3. Aramco adds significant volumes to proven gas and condensate reserves at Jafurah unconventional field