Offshore staff

DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) have commissioned the AB-4 pipeline, taking up to 350,000 b/d of oil from Aramco’s Abqaiq complex to a refinery in Bahrain.

The 112-km (69.6-mi) long, 30-in. pipeline includes a 42-km (26-mi) offshore segment between the two countries.

It is said to be equipped with the latest technologies to ensure safety, environmental protection, and hydrocarbon supply reliability over the next few decades.

Aramco plans to retire an existing oil pipeline system which has supplied BAPCO since 1945.

10/10/2018