RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that its critical east-west oil pipeline and key energy facilities have been restored to operational capacity following attacks by Iran on targets across the Gulf.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom’s energy ministry said the damaged facilities had “recovered and regained their operational capacity”, reinforcing the reliability of global energy supplies.
The attacks had temporarily disrupted output, causing a loss of around 700,000 barrels per day in pumping capacity through the east-west pipeline — a vital route that transports crude across the kingdom to Red Sea export terminals.
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“Energy facilities and the east-west pipeline damaged by attacks have recovered and regained their operational capacity, enhancing the reliability of supplies,” the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an energy ministry statement.
Saudi Arabian authorities said swift operational and technical efforts enabled a rapid recovery.
The ministry added that work had also been undertaken to restore production levels at major oil fields affected by the disruption.
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“The success of operational and technical efforts has restored full pumping capacity across the East-West Pipeline, amounting to approximately seven million barrels per day, and recovered the quantities affected from the Manifa field’s production, amounting to approximately 300,000 barrels per day.”
Efforts are also ongoing to fully restore production at the Khurais oil field, another key component of Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure.
The rapid recovery underscores the kingdom’s ability to stabilise supply chains despite regional tensions, as energy markets remain sensitive to developments across the Gulf.
The energy ministry explained the prior attacks had led to the “loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day of pumping capacity through the east-west pipeline”.
An energy ministry official told the SPA news agency that one of the pumping stations on a vital east-west pipeline was hit in the attacks.
Saudi Arabia’s Petroline proved an economic lifeline during the war, with the 750-mile network of pipes connecting the Red Sea to the west with the Gulf in the east as Iran effectively closed the waterway’s critical Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
