On Wednesday, ZallafOil and GasCompany began crude oil productionat the Erawen oil field at a rate of 3,000 barrels per day. Once all the wells and pipelines linking Erawen field and Sharara are operational, it is expected that the production at the field willsurpass 16,000 bpd.This forms part of the National Oil Corporation’s initiative to increase production rates to 2 million bpd.
Zallaf Oil and Gas Co is one of the pioneers in adopting crude oil transportation by tankers, facilitating 12 daily trips from the production tanks at Erawen field to the surface treatment unit at Sharara field, managed by Akakus Oil Operations Company.