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Habshan–Fujairah Pipeline

UAE: Habshan (onshore Abu Dhabi) to Fujairah (Gulf of Oman). ~370 km.

Updated October 21, 2026 · View on the live map →

Overview

UAE: Habshan (onshore Abu Dhabi) to Fujairah (Gulf of Oman). ~370 km. Capacity ~1.5 million bpd nameplate; reported running at 1.7–1.8 million bpd in May 2026. Commissioned 2012. Allows UAE crude exports to bypass Strait of Hormuz entirely.

Capacity: 1.5 mb/d (nameplate); Reported running at about 1.7–1.8 mb/d in May 2026; figure as reported in trade press, not an ADNOC filing. Source: The Maritime Executive — UAE Instructs ADNOC to Accelerate Pipeline Construction to Bypass Hormuz, as of May 15, 2026.

Geopolitical context

The UAE's Hormuz insurance policy. Fujairah sits outside the strait on the Gulf of Oman coast, enabling UAE crude to reach tankers without entering the Persian Gulf. Abu Dhabi has also built massive crude storage at Fujairah (~42 million barrels capacity). The US Navy's nearby presence and bilateral defense agreements with the UAE add a security dimension. Fujairah has emerged as the region's second-largest bunkering hub (after Singapore), and ADNOC has expanded the terminal into a major trading and storage complex.

Role in chokepoint scenarios

Recent developments

October 21, 2026 · market reported

Kpler: total Middle East oil flows match pre-war levels as bypass routes absorb Hormuz shortfall

Preliminary Kpler ship-tracking data showed combined oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman ship-to-ship transfers, Fujairah and Omani terminal loadings, and Red Sea exports averaged more than 24.5 million b/d in the week to Oct 18, edging above the 24.4 million b/d Kpler recorded for the week before the war began (ending Feb 22). The figure excludes Iran's own exports, which Kpler has tracked at zero since September.

Sources: The National — Non-Iran Middle East oil exports recover to prewar levels with Hormuz alternatives
May 4, 2026 · military confirmed

Iranian barrage sets Fujairah refinery ablaze during Project Freedom

The UAE said it engaged 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles and 4 drones; a large fire broke out in the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone, injuring three, and an ADNOC-linked empty tanker was targeted. The attacks, the first since the 8 April ceasefire, came as the US launched the 'Project Freedom' tanker escort operation (paused 6 May). Brent rose 5.8% to $114.44.

Sources: Al Jazeera — UAE accuses Iran of attacks as 'large fire' breaks out at oil refinery · Outlook Business — Drone strike hits UAE's Fujairah; why it matters for global oil supply · Wikipedia — 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign (compiled timeline)
March 19, 2026 · military confirmed

Iran strikes Ras Laffan, SAMREF, Habshan and Kuwaiti refineries

In retaliation for the South Pars strike, Iran hit Qatar's Ras Laffan complex (extensive damage), UAE's Habshan gas facility and Bab field, Saudi Arabia's SAMREF refinery at Yanbu, and Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries (Mina al-Ahmadi was hit again on 20 March). Brent rose above $110.

Sources: OPB/NPR — Israel and Iran attack gas facilities in a major escalation that rattles markets · Al Jazeera — QatarEnergy declares force majeure on some LNG contracts due to Iran war
March 14, 2026 · military reported

Drone strikes halt ADNOC crude loadings at Fujairah; Shah gas field shut

Drone strikes and fires at Fujairah on 14 and 16 March halted loadings of ADNOC Murban crude (normally over 1 mb/d) at the UAE's only export outlet outside Hormuz; the port kept operating at reduced capacity. A drone attack also shut the Shah sour-gas field, which supplies at least 500 MMcf/d.

Sources: Cyprus Mail (Reuters) — Attacks on UAE's Fujairah port, Shah gas field add to energy disruptions

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