沙特阿拉伯正寻求通过改造国内天然气管道并投资其现有的东西向管道网络，将管道原油出口能力扩大至每日最多1000万桶，能源部长阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼王子周一表示。
Saudi Arabia is looking to expand its pipeline crude export capacity to as much as 10 million barrels per day by repurposing a domestic gas pipeline and investing in its existing East-West network, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday.
沙特阿拉伯可在七到八周内通过临时将天然气管道转用于原油运输，增加最多每日120万桶的原油出口能力。
Saudi Arabia could add up to 1.2 million barrels per day of oil export capacity within seven to eight weeks by temporarily converting a gas pipeline for crude shipments.
阿卜杜勒阿齐兹在利雅得世界石油大会上表示，通过进一步投资，总计可增加每日300万桶的出口能力。
Up to 3 million bpd could be added in total with further investment, Abdulaziz said at the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh.
部长表示，他已告诉沙特阿美公司可在5月前使用该管道进行原油运输，届时需清洗并恢复为天然气服务，以迎接夏季季节。
The minister said he had told Saudi Aramco it could use the pipeline for oil transport until May, after which it would need to be cleaned and returned to gas service ahead of the summer season.
他表示，对沙特阿拉伯东西向管道泵送站的升级及其他基础设施项目，有助于在未来两到三年内将王国的原油运输能力从主要海上海湾和红海航线转移，使其出口能力达到约每日1000万桶。
He said that upgrades to pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and other infrastructure projects could help lift the kingdom's capacity to divert shipments from its main maritime Gulf and Red Sea routes to around 10 million bpd over the next two to three years.