Saudi Aramco to increase number of oil drilling rigs
2011-12-22 - AMEinfo.com | Saudi Arabia | Latest News - Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco is planning to increase the number of drilling rigs it operates to pre-crisis levels of at least 130 by the second quarter of 2012, as part of effects to maintain production capacity levels, Reuters has reported, citing industry sources. "The plan is to increase rigs by the second quarter, whether they make it or not is a different story," said one source, adding the plan is to have 135 rigs in operation. Half of the addition will be for Manifa, an industry source who declined to be identified said, as Aramco expedited plans to bring the 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil field on line by 2014.  

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