The Saudi Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday that the East-West pipeline has restored its full pumping capacity to approximately 7 million barrels per day, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Furthermore, the Ministry said in a statement that operational and technical efforts resulted in recovering the affected volumes from the Manifa field production of around 300,000 barrels per day.
Meanwhile, work is still underway to restore full production capacity at the Khurais field, with announcement to be made upon completion, the Energy Ministry said.
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, the Saudi Energy Ministry said that the East-West pipeline and some energy facilities were impacted by attacks, amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.
These attacks led to the loss of around 700,000 barrels per day of pumping capacity through the East–West pipeline, and the reduction in production at the Manifa field by about 300,000 barrels per day. They also affected production at the Khurais field by about 300,000 barrels per day.
The East-West Crude Oil Pipeline, also known as Petroline, is a 700-mile-long pipeline that runs from the Abqaiq oilfield in the Eastern Province to Yanbu along the Red Sea coast.
Aramco recently announced that Petroline’s capacity had surged to 7 million barrels a day, contributing to a one-third hike in overall Red Sea traffic since the war began.
Following attacks on energy facilities, Saudi Arabia managed to repair the damage within a short period of time, according to the Energy Ministry’s statement.
“This quick recovery reflects the high operational resilience and crisis management efficiency of Saudi Aramco and the Kingdom’s energy ecosystem as a whole,” the Ministry said.
It added that the swift recovery would boost the reliability and continuity of supplies to local and global markets, as well as supporting the global economy.
