Saudi Arabia: The East-West pipeline returns to operating at full capacity of 7 million barrels per day

The Saudi Ministry of Energy announced the success of operational and technical efforts in restoring full pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline, amounting to about 7 million barrels per day, and restoring the affected quantities of Manifa field production, amounting to about 300 thousand barrels per day, within a short period of time.

The Ministry explained in a statement today, Sunday, that with regard to the Khurais field, work is still underway to restore full production capacity, and this will be announced upon completion.

She pointed out that this rapid recovery reflects the high operational flexibility and efficiency of crisis management enjoyed by Saudi Aramco and the Kingdom’s energy system, which enhances the reliability and continuity of supplies to local and global markets, and supports the global economy.

On April 9, 2026, the Ministry of Energy announced that some facilities of the energy system in the Kingdom were affected as a result of the targeting, including the loss of about 700 thousand barrels per day of pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline, and a decrease in the production of the Manifa field by about 300 thousand barrels per day, in addition to the impact of the production of the Khurais field by about 300 thousand barrels per day.