Saudi Arabia Bahrain AB-4 Crude Oil Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia
• Destination: Bapco Sitrah Refinery, Bahrain
• Ownership: Saudi Aramco / Bapco
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• Length: 112 kilometres ( miles)
• Capacity: 350,000 barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type: Arab Light Crude Oil

Brief Description

• The pipeline is capable of transporting up to 350 thousand barrels per day of crude oil. The thirty inches diameter and 112 kilometers 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 i.e. a 42-km onshore Saudi segment, 28-km Bahrain onshore segment, and a 42-km offshore segment.

Pipeline Status

• In operation

History

• 2018 - The pipeline entered service replacing an older pipeline

Other Information

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Links

1. Saudi Aramco, BAPCO meet Bahrain’s growing energy demand