Kuwait Announces ‘Major’ Gas Discovery at Offshore Field

Kuwait Oil Company workers change pipes on a drilling rig.

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State-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.