The United Arab Emirates is planning to fast-track construction of a west-east pipeline that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz, opening in 2027.

The United Arab Emirates will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity through Fujairah by 2027, the government’s Abu

Pipeline designed to transport crude oil from Abu Dhabi’s onshore Habshan fields to the Port of Fujairah, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz