5 Major Facts About Aramco’s Giant Jafurah Gas Field

Jafurah is the largest liquid-rich (containing condensates and natural gas liquids, or NGL) shale gas play in the Middle East. Beneath its basin lies an estimated 200 trillion scf of natural gas, which can help reduce emissions and provide feedstock for lower-carbon future fuels.

According to the report, "covering an area of approximately 17,000 km2, the Jafurah basin creates a unique opportunity for Aramco to build a large-scale project that aims to contribute to the energy transition."

$10 billion in contracts are already in place to develop the initial phase of the project.

When completed, the Jafurah facility aims to ensure the reliable delivery of natural gas and condensates through a dedicated surface network.

This network includes a gas processing plant, an NGL fractionation plant, a gas compression system, and a network of around 1,500 kilometres of main transfer pipelines, flow lines, and gas gathering pipelines, as mentioned in the report.

The first phase of development for the Jafurah gas plant is likely to come online by 2025.

The full field development at Jafurah is expected to reach a production capacity of 2 bcfd by 2030, lifting the company’s overall gas production capacity by 50% in the same time frame.

According to the report, the massive Jafurah project "will provide feedstock for hydrogen and ammonia production and will help meet expected growing local energy demand," according to Aramco. 

By Sumita Pawar