New oil well discovered in Kuwait

, July 17: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has announced to have found a new

well in Kabd area of western Kuwait, with commercial-

quantities of both oil and

.

Initial investigation indicates flow of good quantities of both oil and gas through the well, located north of Manaqeesh, said KOC's Managing Director Hashim Sayed Hashim, while adding that an estimate of production capacity for this well would be announced soon.

IANS/WAM