UAE’s Sharjah announces discovery of new gas field

The Sharjah Petroleum Council announced Saturday the discovery of new gas reserves at al-Hadiba field near al-Sajaa Industrial Area in Sharjah, Emirates News Agency reported.

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The statement said that the gas field carries “economically viable quantities.”

The new reserves were discovered upon the Sharjah National Oil Corporation’s efforts of drilling a well over the last few months.

In the next few days, tests will be conducted to confirm the exact quantity of the gas and to gauge the potential for development of the newly discovered gas field.

Al-Hadiba becomes the fifth onshore field in the emirate, after al-Saja’a, Kahif, Mahani and Muayed gas fields.

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