Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) successfully commissioned on Tuesday the AB-4 pipeline, a new phase of the strategic Saudi Aramco-Bahrain crude oil pipeline to meet the Kingdom of Bahrain's growing energy needs, Saudi Aramco said.
The new pipeline is capable of transporting up to 350 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, according to a statement from the company.
The 84-cm diameter and 112-kilometer-long AB-4 pipeline originates from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq Plants and terminates at the BAPCO Refinery in Bahrain.
The pipeline consists of three segments including a 42-km onshore Saudi segment, 28-km Bahrain onshore segment, and a 42-km offshore segment.
According to the press release, the new pipeline is equipped with the latest technologies to ensure safety, environmental protection and hydrocarbon supply reliability for the next decades.
The existing 73-year-old pipeline system, which has been supplying BAPCO with crude oil since 1945, will retire safely, it added.
By Hale Turkes
Anadolu Agency
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