Aramco plans to develop Jafurah, Saudi Arabia’s largest unconventional and non-associated gas field that contains an estimated 200 trillion cubic feet of raw gas and whose production can be used as feedstock for petrochemical and metallic industries. Aramco expects production to start in 2024 and reach about 2.2 Bscf/d of gas sales by 2036, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The company is expected to spend $110 billion, state-owned Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. In addition, the field is expected to produce some 425 Mscf/d of ethane, which represents 40% of current production in Saudi Arabia, and 550,000 b/d of gas liquids and condensate. Jafurah is located in the oil-rich eastern province and is 170 km long and 100 km wide. “The company expects that the development of Jafurah would have a […]