Saudi energy minister sets out measures of energy-system resilience
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh that resilience depends on repairing infrastructure and rerouting supplies as well as production capacity.
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Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said recent regional developments showed that energy security could not be taken for granted. Qatar News Agency reported his remarks at the opening of the 25th World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh on October 12.
He said energy-system resilience should be measured not only by spare production capacity, pipelines or power generation, but also by the ability to maintain and repair infrastructure, reroute supplies, find alternatives and continue deliveries under pressure. The speech did not disclose a specific Saudi capacity or supply volume.
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Resilience capabilities cited in the speech
Energy-system capabilities described by the Saudi energy minister on October 12.
| Maintain and repair infrastructure; reroute supplies; find alternatives; continue delivery |
Methodology
The table summarizes qualitative factors listed in the speech; it adds no capacity values absent from the source.
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Subjects and places
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- Oil and gasSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: Petroleumqna.org.qa ↗
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- Saudi Arabia · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredqna.org.qa ↗