Aramco Starts Shale Gas Production at Jafurah
DELAYED2 years late62% CONFIDENCEAramco's[1][5][6] 26 February 2026 release says it 'started production of the first unconventional shale gas at Jafurah in December 2025', and World Oil[4] reported on 3 December 2025 (citing Reuters and the 2026 budget statement) that Aramco 'has begun gas production from the first phase', so the start falls on 1-2 December; pinned to 1 December.
The Middle East's largest liquids-rich shale gas play came on stream with a first phase of about 450 million cubic feet a day, the start of a ramp to 2 billion cubic feet a day of sales gas by 2030.
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