UAE's Sharjah announces discovery of new gas reserves in Hadiba field

The Sharjah Petroleum Council announced the discovery of new gas reserves in the Hadiba field of the Sharjah Emirate, according to a post on X. The discovery was made "in promising economic quantities" located north of the Al Saja'a field, after Sharjah National Oil Corporation drilled a well, Report informs via Khaleej Times.

"The well will be tested in the coming period to confirm the quantities and potential reserves of the field for development," according to a post by Sharjah Government Media Bureau.

The "Hadiba" field is the fifth onshore field in Sharjah, in addition to the "Al-Saja'a, Kahif, Mahani and Muayed" fields (which has been converted to a gas storage field).