Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, recently announced that Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, had discovered several natural gas fields in the Kingdom's central region, Empty Quarter, northern border region, and eastern region.

In the central region, 180 kilometers southeast of Riyadh, the "Shadun" natural gas field was discovered after gas flowed out of the Shadun-1 well at a rate of 27 million standard cubic feet per day with 3,300 barrels of condensate.

The "Shehab" gas field was also discovered in the Empty Quarter, 70 kilometers southwest of the Shaybah field, after gas flowed from the Shehab-1 well at a rate of 31 million standard cubic feet per day.

Moreover, the "Al-Shorfa" gas field was also discovered in the Empty Quarter, 120 kilometers southwest of the Shaybah field, after gas flowed from the Al-Shorfa-2 well at a rate of 16.9 million standard cubic feet per day with 50 barrels of condensate.

The "Umm Khansir" field of unconventional natural gas was also discovered in the northern border region, 71 kilometers southeast of the city of Arar, after gas flowed from Umm Khanasser-1 well at the rate of two million standard cubic feet per day with 295 barrels of condensate.

As the Minister of Energy confirmed, the "Samna" field of unconventional natural gas was also discovered in the Eastern region, south of the Ghawar field, 211 kilometers southwest of Dhahran. Gas flowed from the Sumna-2 well at a rate of 5.8 million standard cubic feet per day with 24 barrels of condensate. gas flow from Samna-104001 well at a rate of 11.6 million standard cubic feet per day with 169 barrels of condensate, and gas flow from Samna-6 well at a rate of 9.25 million standard cubic feet per day

To conclude, the Minister of Energy thanked God for the abundance of blessings He has bestowed on this noble nation, praying to God Almighty to preserve the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Crown Prince, and to maintain our homeland's safety, stability, and prosperity.