154
39
th
Annual Report
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. It has slightly declined
in Algeria, but it has sharply declined in Libya from 2060 wells in
2010 to 609 wells in 2011. No change in the number was recorded in
the Neutral Zone, as shown in
Figure (B)
.
Exploration activities and related drillings have resulted in many
new finds in the Arab countries in 2012. Available data show that
OAPEC members have found 26 new discoveries of which 18 were
oil and 8 were gas discoveries.
Figure (2- 4), (2- 5), and Table (2-3)
.
In
Tunisia
, ADX Energy has signed a Letter of Intent with
DIETSWELL SA, for the provision of a drilling rig to test the
“Sidi Dhaher-1” discovery, in which the mean contingent oil in
place resource was estimated at 51 million barrels. The Sidi Dhaher
discovery is located in the 2,428 sq km large “Chorbane” Exploration
Permit onshore central Tunisia near the port city of Sfax. It is
surrounded by several producing oil fields and extensive oil and gas
infrastructure
i
.
i
Oil Voice, 9/1/2012
Figure B
Producing wells in some Arab Countries in 2009- 2011
