State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity The United Arab Emirates has announced it will complete a new oil pipeline bypassing the strait of Hormuz by next year to secure its future crude exports against the threat of disruption. The current blockade of the vital waterway, through which 20% of oil and seaborne gas flowed before the Iran war, is approaching the 11-week mark, sending energy prices soaring around the world and throttling Gulf economies. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, has directed the UAE state oil company to fast-track the previously undisclosed project so that the pipeline can begin carrying oil from the emirates to the port of Fujairah by 2027. The new pipeline is expected to double the UAE’s export capacity via the existing Habshan-Fujairah pipeline which can carry up to 1.8m barrels a day to the port on the Gulf of Oman. This pipeline has proved crucial to the UAE in continuing oil exports since Iran blocked tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz shortly after the US and Israel launched attacks on 28 February. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are the only Gulf p
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This article was published on May 24, 2026 Drone strikes hit AWS data centres in the UAE. Oil surged 55%. Gulf AI investment decisions are pausing as the region’s risk profile changes. Two Amazon Web Services data centres in the UAE were…
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This article was published on May 24, 2026 Drone strikes hit AWS data centres in the UAE. Oil surged 55%. Gulf AI investment decisions are pausing as the region’s risk profile changes. Two Amazon Web Services data…
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This article was published on May 24, 2026 Drone strikes hit AWS data centres in the UAE. Oil surged 55%. Gulf AI investment decisions are pausing as the region’s risk profile changes. Two Amazon Web Services data centres in the UAE were…
View source →Americaâs economy feels like itâs in trouble. The Iran war has pushed oil and gas prices to four-year highs. That reignited inflation, wiping out Americansâ pay raises for the past year. Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low. But…
View source →US President Donald Trump had a tense conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN. It wasnât their first…
View source →State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity The United Arab Emirates has announced it will complete a new oil pipeline bypassing the strait of Hormuz by next year to secure its…
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