Abu Dhabi and Dubai are hailing the largest gas discovery in the last 15 years

Abu Dhabi and Dubai, both members of the United Arab Emirates, are celebrating the discovery of a huge new field that contains about 80 trillion cubic feet (2.67 trillion cubic meters) of natural gas. The Jebel Ali site, which straddles the border between the two emirates, appears to be the largest gas find made anywhere in the world within the last 15 years.

Posted by Jennifer Delay Iacullo

Jennifer DeLay Iacullo is a freelance writer specializing in global oil, gas, and power engineering topics. She has covered the energy industry of the former Soviet Union, China, Africa, Latin America and North America for more than 20 years. She lives in Atlanta with her family.

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