Saudis turn on Khurais taps

epa01514462 (FILE) A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field, about 160 km from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 23 June 2008. The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell below 80 dollars for the first time since October 2007 on 09 October 2008, according to data released by OPEC on Thursday. One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 77.38 dollars Wednesday, a decrease of 2.66 dollars from 80.04 dollars on the previous day. EPA/ALI HAIDER

On stream: the giant Khurais oilfield

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By News wires

 10 June 2009 10:09 GMT

Saudi Arabia has started production from its giant Khurais oilfield, the largest ever single addition to global oil supplies, Saudi Aramco boss Khalid al-Falih said today.

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