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UAE Accelerates $3B Fujairah Pipeline; Red Sea Tankers Set Ablaze
7/24/2026
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- UAE is speeding a $3 billion, 300-km pipeline to Fujairah to add 1.2 million barrels daily.
- Kpler expects line to finish in mid-2027 because port work delays early 2027 target.
- Pre-war, about 15 million barrels of Gulf oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz daily, a fifth of trade.
- Rebels said they set fire to tankers Encelia and Layla in the Red Sea while media reported a blaze on Encelia with no casualties.
