Oil pipelines between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to be completed during 2018, according to Bahrain’s Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Mubasher reported.

The pipelines will stretch 118 km (73 km onshore and 42 km offshore) with a capacity of 400,000 barrels per day.

Saudi Aramco and Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) signed an agreement in 2015 to establish the pipelines between the two nations.