Xinhua News Agency, Riyadh, March 30 (Reporter Tu Yifan) Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy officials said on the 30th that Saudi Arabia plans to increase daily crude oil exports from 10 million barrels to 10.6 million barrels starting in May.
The Saudi news agency quoted a Saudi Ministry of Energy official as saying that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Saudi Arabia ’s domestic transportation decreased, resulting in a reduction in domestic crude oil consumption, and Saudi Arabia accordingly decided to increase crude oil exports.
The Saudi National Petroleum Corporation (Saudi Aramco) issued a statement on the 11th this month saying that according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy's instructions, the maximum continuous crude oil production capacity will be increased from 12 million barrels per day to 13 million barrels per day.