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UAE Accelerates Pipeline, Doubling Fujairah Export Capacity by 2027

5/15/2026

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UAE accelerates a West-East oil pipeline that will double Fujairah’s export capacity in 2027.
Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed ordered ADNOC to fast-track the project.
Iran’s February 28 closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut one-fifth of global oil supplies and halved UAE output from 3.4 million bpd.
Fujairah port faced Iran-blamed attacks that halted oil loading in April, while UAE tankers with trackers moved oil through the strait.

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UAE accelerates a West-East oil pipeline that will double Fujairah’s export capacity in 2027.
Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed ordered ADNOC to fast-track the project.
Iran’s February 28 closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut one-fifth of global oil supplies and halved UAE output from 3.4 million bpd.
Fujairah port faced Iran-blamed attacks that halted oil loading in April, while UAE tankers with trackers moved oil through the strait.