FACTBOX: Saudi plans to boost oil output capacity

Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:18pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would boost crude capacity to 15 million barrels per day when future demand warrants further development.

The plans would boost capacity by 2.5 million bpd above current expansion due to conclude next year to take the kingdom's potential to 12.5 million bpd.

Following are plans for some of the capacity increase detailed by Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi:

FIELD CAPACITY INCREASE (BPD)

Zuluf 900,000

Safaniyah 700,000

Berri 300,000

Khurais 300,000

Shaybah 250,000

(Compiled by Simon Webb)

 

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