Aramco ups rig numbers

Saudi Aramco plans to raise the number of drilling rigs it operates to pre-crisis levels of at least 130 by the second quarter of 2012 as it strives to maintain production capacity levels, Reuters reported.

Plans: Aramco official Khaled al Otaiby watches progress at a rig at the al-Howta field. The state-run company is reportedly planning more rigs in 2012.
Plans: Aramco official Khaled al Otaiby watches progress at a rig at the al-Howta field. The state-run company is reportedly planning more rigs in 2012.
Published 21 December 2011, 08:38Updated 11 October 2016, 08:52
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