Saudi Aramco and Egypt's SUMED pipeline operator have signed a contract to boost the capacity of Saudi oil transported via SUMED from the Egyptian Ain Sukhna port on the Red Sea coast to Aramco's customers in Europe.
Crude oil producers in Egypt and Gulf States have yet to let Iran resume oil shipments through a pipeline they operate to supply customers in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea region.
Workers at Arab Petroleum Pipelines Company (SUMED), operator of the Suez to Mediterranean pipeline, have resumed their campaign for equal employment rights after months of calm.