Saudi Aramco - Berri Oilfield Expansion - Water Injection System Expansion

As part of the Berri Oil Increment Program, Saudi Aramco plans to expand the water injection system of the Berri oilfield.

Discovered in 1964, the Berri field commenced crude oil production in 1970, while the Berri gas plant was brought into operation in 1977. Saudi Aramco employed a horizontal drilling technique for the development of offshore wells at the field in 1991. The Berri gas plant was expanded with the installation of sulphur recovery trains as well as new storage tanks to handle additional volumes of associated gas production from the field in 2004.

The field is currently capable of producing 250,000bpd of Arab Light crude. The increment program aims to double the crude production capacity of the field through an enhanced oil recovery method as part of Saudi Aramco's plan to maintain its overall maximum sustained crude production capacity at 12 million barrels of oil a day (Mbod) by 2023.

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