沙特阿拉伯能源部长阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹亲王殿下宣布了这一发现。 

Al-Hiran 1 井的 Hanifa 油藏以 3000 万标准立方英尺 (MMSCF) 和每日 1,600 桶凝析油 (BCPD) 的流量涌出天然气后，确认了 Al-Hiran 天然气田的发现。来自同一油田 Al-Arab C 储层的水流量为 3.1 MMSCFD。

Al-Mahakik 2 井以 0.85 MMSCFD 的速度流出气体后，证实了 Al-Mahakik 天然气田的发现。

在先前发现的油田的五个储层中还发现了天然气。在天然气以 46 MMSCFD 的速度流出后，在 Empty Quarter 的 'Usaikerak 油田的 Jallah 储层中发现了该天然气藏，此外，在从 'Unayzah 流出天然气后，在 Haradh 西部的 Shadoun 油田发现了另一个天然气储层一个水库，流量为 15.5 MMSCFD，大约有 460 BCPD。

宰赫兰西南 Mazalij 油田的 Unayzah B/C 油藏也发现了天然气，该油藏的天然气流量为 14 MMSCFD，约 4,150 BCPD；Al-Wadhihi 油田和 Al-Qusaibah 的 Al-Sarah 油藏也发现了天然气。胡富夫市西南 Awtad 油田储层天然气流量分别为 11.7 MMSCFD 和 5.1 MMSCFD，约为 57 BCPD。

这些新发现将支持阿美石油公司的战略，即根据国内需求，到 2030 年将天然气产量在 2021 年的基础上增加一半以上。沙特阿美计划进一步扩大其天然气业务，包括开发非常规天然气资源、增加产量和投资更多基础设施，以满足国内对低成本能源的巨大且不断增长的需求。国内天然气需求增长是由发电、海水淡化、石化生产和沙特其他工业消费推动的。

11月初，沙特阿美公司开始从其南加瓦尔作业区生产非常规致密气，比原计划提前两个月。

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The discovery was announced by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. 

The discovery of Al-Hiran natural gas field was confirmed after gas flowed from Hanifa reservoir in the Al-Hiran – 1 well, at a rate of 30mn standard cubic feet (MMSCF), and 1,600 Barrel of Condensates daily (BCPD), and from the Al-'Arab – C reservoir in the same field at a rate of 3.1 MMSCFD.

The discovery of Al-Mahakik natural gas field was confirmed after gas flowed from the Al-Mahakik – 2 well, at a rate of 0.85 MMSCFD.

Natural gas was also discovered in five reservoirs in previously discovered fields. It was discovered in the Jallah reservoir in the 'Usaikerak field in the Empty Quarter, after gas flowed at a rate of 46 MMSCFD, in addition to discovering an additional natural gas reservoir in Shadoun field, west of Haradh, after gas flowed from 'Unayzah – A reservoir, at a rate of 15.5 MMSCFD, with around 460 BCPD.

Natural gas was also discovered in 'Unayzah B/C reservoirs in Mazalij field, southwest of Dhahran, where gas flowed at a rate of 14 MMSCFD, with about 4,150 BCPD, and in Al-Sarah reservoir in Al-Wadhihi field and Al-Qusaibah reservoir in Awtad field, southwest of Hofuf city, where natural gas flowed at a rate of 11.7 MMSCFD and 5.1 MMSCFD, respectively, with about 57 BCPD.

The new discoveries will bolster Aramco’s strategy to increase gas production by more than half over 2021 levels, through 2030, subject to domestic demand. Aramco plans to further expand its gas business, including the development of its unconventional gas resources, increasing production and investing in additional infrastructure to meet the large and growing domestic demand for lower-cost energy. Domestic gas demand growth is driven by power generation, water desalination, petrochemical production, and other industrial consumption in the Kingdom.

Earlier in November, Saudi Aramco began the production of unconventional tight gas from its South Ghawar operational area, two months ahead of schedule.

See also: https://www.oilreviewmiddleeast.com/exploration-production/aramco-commences-tight-gas-production-from-south-ghawar