UAE to accelerate oil pipeline project to bypass Strait of Hormuz

"The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking the construction of a new pipeline, which will double the export capacity through Fujairah, a port city in the country's east, as Gulf nations seek to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed announced the acceleration of the West-East Pipeline project to meet global demands, at an executive meeting held by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Friday."

"The pipeline should be operational by 2027, the government's Abu Dhabi Media Office said. Sheikh Zayed said ADNOC is well positioned as a responsible and reliable global energy producer, with the operational flexibility to responsibly increase production to meet market needs when export constraints allow."

"The United States and Israel's war on Iran shook global energy supply chains across the world. With the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz through which previously about a fifth of the world's oil passed and Iran's new maritime protocol in the waterway, as well as attacks on energy infrastructure, Gulf nations have been forced to find alternative trade routes to maintain oil and gas exports."

"Currently, the UAE has the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP), a 380km (235-mile) pipeline which runs from Habshan, an oil and gasfield in the south-western area of Abu Dhabi, to the port of Fujairah which has come under attack recently. The pipeline, which started working in 2012, has the capacity of about 1.5 million barrels of oil per day (bpd)."

The United Arab Emirates is accelerating construction of a West-East pipeline to double export capacity through Fujairah, an eastern port city. The project is announced by Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed at an ADNOC executive meeting, with the goal of becoming operational by 2027. The move aims to meet global demand amid disruptions to energy supply chains caused by conflict involving Iran, including effects on the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on energy infrastructure. The UAE already operates the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, which runs from Habshan to Fujairah and has capacity of about 1.5 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia also operates an East-West pipeline from Abqaiq to Yanbu to route exports via the Red Sea.

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