Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has announced two discoveries by state-controlled Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) that officials said could help it continue to build natural gas reserves for domestic use.

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Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud called the discoveries an important part of “increasing the kingdom’s natural gas reserves” and helping Saudi Arabia “realize the objectives of the Liquid Fuel Displacement Program.” Aramco is invested in global LNG projects and the petrochemical sector, but its gas development activities in Saudi Arabia have been focused on decreasing the use of oil in its power sector.

The kingdom’s press agency disclosed that the two unconventional fields were discovered in the eastern part of the country in the same region as the...