Asset Report
Saudi Arabia shale and tight gas unconventional play
Report summary
As the world's largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia has historically had sufficient gas supplies thanks to associated gas production from its massive oilfields. In the mid-1990s, national oil company Saudi Aramco began a push to develop non-associated gas reserves in order to meet growing domestic demand. This surging demand, driven by the power sector and the petrochemicals industry, is now forecast to grow at around 8% per year. Unconventional gas, including shale and tight gas, is...
Table of contents
- Key facts
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Summary and key issues
- Commercialisation overview
- Update messages
- What to watch
- Location maps
- Timeline
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Geology
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Other formations
- Other shale
- Ordovician tight channel sands
- Jurassic carbonates
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Other formations
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Gas market
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Infrastructure
- South Ghawar
- Northwest
- Jafurah Basin
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Fiscal and regulatory
- Environment/regulation
- Land access/permitting
- Fiscal terms
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Operations
- Supply chain
- Water procurement/disposal
- Key companies
- Economic assumptions
- Economic analysis
Tables and charts
This report includes 7 images and tables including:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Qusaiba Shale Map
- Qusaiba Shale geological characteristics
- Qusaiba Shale reserves and resources build-up
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Position of key companies
- Economic assumptions: Table 1
What's included
This report contains:
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