Rub’ al Khali, Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia (Wikipedia). Turns out the “Empty” is full of oil
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister announced Aramco‘s discovery of seven new oil and gas deposits in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province and Empty Quarter.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that Saudi Aramco found two unconventional oil fields, a light Arabian oil reservoir, two natural gas fields, and two natural gas reservoirs.
In the Eastern Province, the “Ladam” unconventional oil field was discovered, producing very light Arabian oil at 5,100 barrels per day, along with 4.9 million standard cubic feet of gas daily. The “Al-Farouk” oil field produces 4,557 barrels per day of ultra-light oil and 3.79 million cubic feet of gas per day.
The “Unayzah B/C” reservoir in the Mazalij field produces 1,780 barrels of light oil and 0.7 million cubic feet of gas daily.
In the Empty Quarter, the “Al-Jahaq” field produces 5.3 million cubic feet of gas from the “Al-Arab-C” reservoir and 1.1 million cubic feet from the “Al-Arab-D” reservoir.
The “Al-Katuf” field flows at 7.6 million cubic feet of gas and 40 barrels of condensate per day.
The “Hanifa” reservoir in the Asikra field yields 4.9 million cubic feet of gas per day, with the “Al-Fadhili” reservoir adding 0.6 million cubic feet of gas and 100 barrels of condensate daily.
Does that mean the price of gas will go up? Or go down? What about Saudi Arabia’s so-called sustainability vision for the year 2030? Looks like business as usual.
Author: Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]
