Jafurah Shale Gas Field
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
Contractors
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History
- 2021 - Saudi Aramco awardscontracts for commercial development of the field
