The United Arab Emirates has officially completed 50% of the development of a new oil pipeline that bypasses Iran’s Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most strategic waterways for energy trade across the globe.
The new pipeline is designed to double the UAE’s crude exports by 2027 through the emirate of Fujairah. With the current regional tensions, especially those in the Strait of Hormuz, the project is being treated as a top priority for the Gulf state, under the direct supervision of Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Through the already-operating Habshan–Fujairah pipeline, the UAE exports 1.8 million barrels of crude oil per day directly to Fujairah, and with the completion of the new project, that number is expected to surpass 3.6 million barrels per day – all while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
With the recent Israeli-American war on Iran, which caused the near-complete shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz – a route on which Gulf countries were heavily dependent – there has been a growing regional push to establish alternative routes for crude oil exports, whether through neighboring countries or alternative maritime access points.
The choice of Fujairah for the project serves that purpose directly, as the city is located outside the Strait of Hormuz. Expanding Fujairah’s pipeline infrastructure will significantly increase the city’s energy export capacity.
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