TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 04, 2003

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001232

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STATE FOR TASK FORCE 1 - EB ACTION OFFICER
STATE ALSO FOR EB/ESC AND NEA/ARP
TREASURY FOR OASIA
USDOC FOR 4520/MAC/AME
DOE FOR IE - L. COBURN AND C. WASHINGTON

E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6 X5, X6
TAGS: EPET KU
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 04, 2003

REF: KUWAIT 1227 AND PREVIOUS

Classified By: DCM Frank C. Urbancic for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D)

1.(C) Following is the unedited data set provided by the
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) production on April 4,

2003. Explanatory comments follow at para 2.

(Begin Report)

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Daily Crude Production
All figures in bbls

This report covers activities from 0500 04/03/03 to 0500
04/04/03

Total Kuwait
Production 2,373,025

KOC Proper:
South East: 1,287,895
West: 355,075
North: 410,459
Total: 2,053,429

Wafra Joint Operations:
R/B to KOC 149,323
R/B to KNPC 0
R/B to SAT 296
R/B total 149,619
Eocene 33,478

KGOC:
Khafji 118,000
Hout 18,500

KEC Receipt 2,196,807 (API 30.6, Salt PTB 9.3)
KEC Stock 4,496,170
KEC Ullage 9,697,561

(End Report)

2.(C) Explanatory Comments:

Wafra Joint Operations refer to onshore concessions in
Saudi-Kuwait divided zone operated by Saudi Arabian Texaco
(SAT). R/B refers to the two producing reservoirs -- Ratawi
and Burgan.

KOC is Kuwait Oil Company

KNPC is Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation

KGOC is the Kuwaiti successor to Arabian Oil Company (AOC),
which previously operated a concession in the offshore
portions of the Saudi-Kuwait divided zone. AOC still
operates the fields under a service agreement.

KEC refers to Kuwait Export Crude, the country's export
blend.

Salt PTB refers to pounds of salt per thousand barrels of
crude oil.
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