Saudi Aramco is set to bring onstream its Manifa and Berri crude oil increment projects later this year, with the offshore fields forming a key pillar of efforts to maintain its 12mn b/d crude production capacity. The two increments have combined capacity of 550,000 b/d, and are part of a huge program which will bring online a total of more than 1.2mn b/d by 2027 (see chart 1) – equivalent to 10% of total capacity.