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Saudi Arabia · asset class
Pipelines in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 56 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 19th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 52 operating and 3 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Saudi Aramco (52) and Aramco (2) — Saudi Aramco alone is named on 93% of them. Half of Saudi Arabia's pipelines in service predate 2006 (median commissioning year of the 10 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is East–West Gas Pipeline (Saudi Arabia) — Main, dating from 1978. 3 are in the pipeline, led by MGS III Gas Pipelines — Eastern-Qassim , under construction. They account for 19% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Saudi Arabia.
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Who owns Saudi Arabia's pipelines
- Saudi Aramco52 93%
- Aramco2 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s1
- 1980s2
- 1990s2
- 2000s3
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2006 · oldest East–West Gas Pipeline (Saudi Arabia) — Main (1978) · newest Madrakah–Al Hawiyah Gas Pipeline (2024) · 10 of 56 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- MGS III Gas Pipelines — Eastern-Qassim 2027 · construction
- MGS III Gas Pipelines — Yanbu-Rabigh2028 · construction
- Marjan Oil Pipeline2025 · construction
How Saudi Arabia compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 16. Bangladesh63
- 17. Libya63
- 18. Colombia61
- 19. Saudi Arabia56
- 20. Qatar55
- 21. Algeria51
- 22. Spain51
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Saudi Arabia?
- OverWatts maps 56 pipelines in Saudi Arabia — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 19th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Aramco is named as owner or operator on the most — 52 of 56 (93%). Next are Aramco (2).
- How old are Saudi Arabia's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2006, across the 10 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is East–West Gas Pipeline (Saudi Arabia) — Main (1978); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Saudi Arabia?
- 3 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are MGS III Gas Pipelines — Eastern-Qassim , MGS III Gas Pipelines — Yanbu-Rabigh and Marjan Oil Pipeline.