Saudi Arabia is upgrading its gas pipeline infrastructure to also carry crude oil on a temporary basis. Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh on 12 October that within seven or eight weeks, gas pipelines would be able to carry 1.2mn b/d of oil, and that within two-to-three years the system could transport 3mn b/d.
The project is part of a wholesale upgrade of Saudi Arabia’s crude oil pipeline system to reduce its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz in the years ahead (MEES, 9 October). (CONTINUED - 1028 WORDS)
