Saudi Aramco Shows Off New Giant Oil Field Amid Regional Unrest

摘要

With turmoil in Libya driving oil prices to highs last seen in 2008, the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has this week been al- lowing close scrutiny of its newest supergiant field and talking up its spare capacity. Khurais, the single largest addition to oil capacity in Saudi Aramco's history, is now producing around 1 million barrels per day, Field Production Manager Yousef al-Fu- raidan said during a media site visit on Mon- day. On Wednesday, delegates to the Interna- tional Energy Forum meeting in Riyadh were also treated to a tour.