Stand-alone natural gas wells driving new growth in Saudi Arabia's natural gas production

Saudi Arabia's dry natural gas production reached an average of 11 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for the first time in 2020, a 30% increase from 2010. Oil production cuts related to the December 2016 OPEC+ agreement have reduced Saudi Arabia's associated natural gas production (natural gas produced as a by-product of oil production). However, the country's total natural gas output steadily has steadily grown over the past two decades because of the development of non-associated, or stand-alone, natural gas fields.