Kuwait Oil Company extends contracts for Jurassic gas project.
Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Start Time
03 September 2023, 12:00 AM
End Time
30 September 2023, 12:00 AM
Kuwait is planning to extend a Jurassic gas contract awarded to US service firm SLB, the Arabic language daily Al anba reported.
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has asked the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) to extend the contract which involves the development of KOC’s Jurassic gas fields in two blocks in North Kuwait,
The value of the extended deal for the two blocks is estimated at around $21.16 million and $18.67 million respectivel the daily reported quoting reliable sources
KOC awarded SLB one of three major Jurassic gas projects in North Kuwait near the border with Iraq with a value of around $477 million. Another contract was awarded to the Kuwaiti-based Spetco International Petroleum Company.
Officials said in 2021 the two projects, part of KOC’s hydrocarbon expansion plans, would boost Kuwait’s gas production by nearly 500 million cubic feet per day.
Kuwait Jurassic gas project