DUBAI: Saudi Aramco and Bahrain's BAPCO have announced the commissioning of the AB-4 pipeline, a new phase of Saudi-Bahrain crude oil pipeline, the Saudi company said on Tuesday.

The new pipeline is capable of transporting up to 350 thousand barrels per day of crude oil, Aramco said in a statement.

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