Strategic Energy Map

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Ras al-Ju'aymah crude/LPG terminal

Ras al-Ju'aymah crude/LPG terminal is currently reduced (since February 23, 2026): Crude loading is running: Aramco resumed loadings here and at Ras Tanura in the week of Aug 10 (Reuters), and six supertankers loaded about 12 million barrels at the two terminals on Sep 21 (Kpler). LPG exports have been halted since a structural failure in the gas liquids terminal's delivery pipeline on Feb 23, before the war; no LPG cargo had left as of Sep 15 (Argus). No attack on the terminal was found.

Updated October 11, 2026 · View on the live map →

Sources: Hellenic Shipping News (Kpler data) — Ras Tanura loadings spike after East-West pipeline disruption: Kpler · Argus — Saudi Aramco to cut propane exports in 1H27 · Oilprice.com (Reuters) — Aramco Puts VLCCs Back Into Hormuz After Three-Week Pause

Overview

Saudi Gulf crude and LPG export terminal near Ras Tanura.

Geopolitical context

With Ras Tanura, one of the two Saudi Gulf terminals that took a surge in crude loadings after the Sep 10 attack on the East-West pipeline (Kpler). Also Aramco's main LPG export point: 5.4 of its 7.1 million tonnes of LPG exports in 2025 left from here (Kpler, via Argus).

Role in chokepoint scenarios

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