Officials said the Oil Ministry would maintain current production levels
amid the global economic crisis. They said current oil prices, which hover
around $70 a barrel, would ensure continued investment in the kingdom's
energy capacity.
Meanwhile, is preparing to
expand operations in the Dukhan fields.
Officials said the project, operated by
Qatar Petroleum, would include infrastructure and equipment to expand
Dukhan's daily production of 250,000 barrels of oil.
"The management is currently putting together a number of programs to
develop human talent working on the field, and are being trained both inside
and outside of the country," Ahmed Saif Al Sulaiti, operations manager at
Dukhan, said. "The aim of these programs is to keep our workers up-to-date
with the latest global technologies in the oil and gas industry."
Al Sulaiti said construction would take place at Dukhan during 2009 and
last through 2011. He did not cite forecasts of energy production capacity
at Dukhan, the site of the first oil discovery in Qatar in 1938.
