Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz said at the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh
on Monday that Saudi Arabia is studying plans to raise pipeline export capacity
to destinations beyond the Persian Gulf to about 10 mln bpd within two to three
years to bolster supply resilience after sustained Houthi attacks on energy and
aviation infrastructure. Measures include upgrading pump stations on the
East‑West pipeline and converting a gas pipeline to crude service. The converted
gas line could deliver about 1.2 mln bpd within seven to eight weeks of
conversion and, with further investment, could be expanded to roughly 3.0 mln
bpd. He noted the East‑West pipeline has become a key export route since the
outbreak of the US–Iran war.
