Saudi Arabia: East-West Oil Pipeline reaches 5.8 million barrels of crude oil transportation capacity per day

Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman stated that the "East-West Oil Pipeline" named "Petroline", which his country commissioned as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, has reached the capacity to pump 5.8 million barrels of oil per day to the export center in the Red Sea.

Minister Bin Salman made evaluations about the East-West Oil Pipeline at a panel held in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.

Bin Salman stated that the operational capacity of the line has reached a daily crude oil transportation capacity of 5.8 million barrels as of this morning.

Following the war that started with the attacks of the USA and Israel, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, one of the important transit points through which Gulf oil is delivered to the world, to the passage of ships, especially oil tankers.

Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia's East-West Oil Pipeline became even more important.

The line was targeted by kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) coming from Iraq on September 10-11, and 3 of the 11 pump stations that ensure the operation of the line were directly hit. The line in question was closed for approximately 11 days.

East-West Oil Pipeline

The East-West Oil Pipeline, also known as "Petroline", is one of Saudi Arabia's most important crude oil transportation lines.

Operated by Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Saudi Aramco, the line extends approximately 1,200 kilometers from the Abqaiq region in the east of the country to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast.

The line, located entirely within the borders of Saudi Arabia, carries crude oil from the production and processing centers in the east of the country to the refinery and export facilities on the Red Sea coast.

It provides Saudi Arabia with an alternative overland route to deliver oil to the Red Sea without having to transport it by sea through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy announced on April 12, 2026 that the full pumping capacity of the East-West Oil Pipeline is approximately 7 million barrels per day.