TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 06, 2003

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KUWAIT 001280

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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 06, 2003

REF: KUWAIT 1274 AND PREVIOUS

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

1.(C) Following are the unedited oil production data sets
provided by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) for April
5 and 6, provided by KPC on April 6, 2003. Explanatory
comments follow at para 2.

(Begin Report for April 5)

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Daily Crude Production
All figures in bbls

This report covers activities from 0500 04/04/03 to 0500
04/05/03

Total Kuwait
Production 2,367,940

KOC Proper:
South East: 1,289,244
West: 360,970
North: 414,706
Total: 2,064,920

Wafra Joint Operations:
R/B to KOC 136,375
R/B to KNPC 0
R/B to SAT 0
R/B total 136,375
Eocene 32,145

KGOC:
Khafji 117,000
Hout 17,500

KEC Receipt 2,197,120 (API 30.5, Salt PTB 8.8)
KEC Stock 4,451,200
KEC Ullage 9,742,531

(End Report for April 5)


(Begin Report for April 6)

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Daily Crude Production
All figures in bbls

This report covers activities from 0500 04/05/03 to 0500
04/06/03

Total Kuwait
Production 2,379,293

KOC Proper:
South East: 1,307,953
West: 355,492
North: 407,133
Total: 2,070,578

Wafra Joint Operations:
R/B to KOC 140,142
R/B to KNPC 0
R/B to SAT 0
R/B total 140,142
Eocene 34,073

KGOC:
Khafji 117,000
Hout 17,500

KEC Receipt 2,208,587 (API 30.5, Salt PTB 11.5)
KEC Stock 4,832,456
KEC Ullage 9,361,275

(End Report for April 6)

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.
JONES