Saudi Aramco has announced its intention to boost crude output by an estimated 1 million barrels of oil per day (mmbbl/d) to a total of 13 mmbbl/d, despite the company’s recent cuts in capital expenditure (Capex).

Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, reviewed the production rates of crude oil in the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 and plans for the production increase.

According to Hala Zawati, the Jordanian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Jordan could produce up to 3 million cubic feet per day (mcf/d) of natural gas after a successful well (Well 49) testing in the Risha field.

The third well is expected to add around 100 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas, and 650 barrels of condensates.

The oil and gas sector in Bahrain needs to exert more effort and to develop more projects, according to the Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Qatar’s production capacity of condensates is projected to increase to 800,000-900,000 barrels per day (b/d), up from 700,000 b/d after 2024.

Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings’ Chairman, Ahmed Heikal, announced that the company will operate 100% of its refinery units in the Egyptian Refining Co (ERC) in January, noting that the production capacity will be increased to 5.5 million ton per annum (mtpa) in 2021 from 402 mtpa.

Shell Egypt participates in the 10th Mediterranean Offshore Conference and Exhibition (MOC 2019) under the patronage of Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, at the Bibliotheca Alexandria Conference Center.

The Ethylene facility in SIDPEC has stopped working for a while and is now working again normally.

The West Qurna 1 oilfield has reached a production capacity of around 465,000 barrels per day (b/d), from a previous level of 440,000 b/d.