UAE building pipeline to double oil exports that can bypass Hormuz Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/15/2026 - 19:21 Pipeline would allow the UAE to export nearly all of its pre-war volumes as it bypasses the Strait of Hormuz Workers stand next to a pipeline at the Fujairah oil terminal during the inauguration ceremony of a dock for supertankers, on 21 September 2016 (Karim Sahib/AFP) Off The UAE says it will double the amount of oil it can export by bypassing the Strait of Hormuz via a new pipeline set to be operational in 2027. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) said in a statement on Friday that it is accelerating construction of a pipeline that runs to the port of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed announced the project in a committee meeting, Adnoc said in a statement, adding that the pipeline was already under construction.