US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT1148

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KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 29, 2003

Identifier: 03KUWAIT1148
Wikileaks: View 03KUWAIT1148 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2003-03-29 16:10:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: EPET KU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001148 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 29, 2003 
 
REF: KUWAIT 1119 AND PREVIOUS 
 
Classified By: DCM Frank C. Urbancic for reasons 1.5. (B) and (D) 
 
1.(C) Following is unedited data set received from Kuwait 
Petroleum Corporation afternoon of 3/29/03.  Explanatory 
comments follow at para 2. 
 
Begin Report 
 
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 
Daily Crude Production 
All figures in bbls 
 
This report covers activities from 0500 3/28/03 to 0500 
3/29/00 
 
Total Kuwait 
Production        2,457,657 
 
KOC Proper: 
  South East:     1,358,289 
  West:             346,357 
  North:            424,822 
        Total:    2,129,468 
 
Wafra Joint Operations: 
  R/B to KOC        139,822 
  R/B to KNPC             0 
  R/B to SAT          5,777 
  R/B total         145,599 
  Eocene             42,591 
 
KGOC: 
  Khafji            121,000 
  Hout               19,000 
 
KEC Receipt        2,262,965 (API 30.7, Salt PTB 29.0) 
KEC Stock          6,787,088 
KEC Ullage         7,406,643 
 
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. 
JONES 

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