US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT1232

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Identifier:	03KUWAIT1232
Wikileaks:	View 03KUWAIT1232 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Kuwait
Created:	2003-04-04 09:54:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	EPET KU
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

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