Saudi Aramco achieves 12.7 mln bpd hydrocarbon production in Q2 2020

Oil giant Saudi Aramco said that the company demonstrated reliable upstream performance with a total hydrocarbon production of 12.7 million barrels per day (mbpd) of oil equivalent in the second quarter of 2020.

The company achieved a historic highest single day crude oil production of 12.1 million barrels on April 2, 2020, Aramco said in a statement announcing its financial results.

Despite the challenging market conditions, Aramco continued its strong track record of reliable supply, achieving 99.8% reliability in the delivery of crude oil and other products in Q2 2020, the statement added.

To meet future global and domestic energy demand, Aramco continued to expand its gas business. In line with this strategy, the Fadhili Gas Plant reached its full production capacity of 2.5 billion standard cubic feet per day during the second quarter, after successfully completing its commissioning activities.