Kuwait Announces ‘Major’ Gas Discovery at Offshore Field
Kuwait Oil Company workers change pipes on a drilling rig.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesState-owned Kuwait Oil Co. made a “major” discovery in the Jazah natural gas field in the OPEC member’s offshore region.
“The initial exploration well recorded the highest production rate from a vertical well in the Minagish formation in Kuwait’s history,” KOC said in a statement on Monday. The company has made similar announcements for oil and gas offshore discoveries since last year.