Deputy CEO (Exploration & Drilling) Ahmad Al-Eidan visited the South & East Kuwait area of operations, to celebrate drilling the longest well at the Company level in the area.

He was received in the area by Manager Development Drilling Group (2) Hadi Al Ajmi, and Team Leader (Development Drilling & Work Over - XII) Khaled Eid.

Al-Eidan thanked both the Company's employees and contractor staff, who contributed to this achievement under the exceptional circumstances imposed by the Corona virus pandemic, stressing that the well technology extended from the Company's modern technology that helps reach new reservoirs, whether offshore or onshore, and urges the use of advanced technology in future drilling and exploration.

For his part, Team Leader Khaled Eid explained the type of well and the technology used, where the well "MG379" was drilled with a vertical displacement of 12,593 feet, approximately 4 kilometers from the head of the well.

In turn, Chief Engineer Ali Al-Rashidi spoke in detail about the well drilling and the challenges faced by the Team, while a presentation was made on the safety procedures in the well, and another presentation on the contractor's challenges during the drilling operations.