ADNOC to Double Fujairah Pipeline Capacity to 3.6 Million Bpd as Hormuz War Disrupts Exports
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Updated · OilPrice.com · Aug 31
ADNOC to Double Fujairah Pipeline Capacity to 3.6 Million Bpd as Hormuz War Disrupts Exports
3 articles · Updated · OilPrice.com · Aug 31
Summary
ADNOC plans to bring its new West-East 1 Pipeline online next year, lifting export capacity through Fujairah outside the Strait of Hormuz from 1.8 million to 3.6 million barrels a day.
The expansion follows months of disruption from the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, which shut Hormuz traffic, forced Gulf producers to idle wells or move oil covertly, and pushed the global energy import bill up by $330 billion from March to August.
TotalEnergies has joined the Fujairah project as Gulf states race to build bypass routes, while Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq pursue alternative pipelines and port upgrades despite bottlenecks at Yanbu, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez.
Japan has agreed to help finance parts of the regional network, underscoring how importers hit by the Hormuz closure are backing infrastructure that could permanently reduce Middle East export risk.
Will Saudi Arabia's hidden port bottlenecks render its multi-billion dollar pipeline bypass useless during the ongoing war?
As Gulf states permanently reroute their oil, is Iran losing its ultimate geopolitical weapon forever?
With Hormuz paralyzed, could a blocked Qatari LNG and fertilizer supply trigger a sudden global food crisis?
20% of World Oil Blocked: The 2026 Strait of Hormuz Crisis, UAE’s Pipeline Race, and the Fragmentation of Gulf Energy Power
Overview
The 2026 joint US-Israeli strike on Iran triggered an immediate Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 20% of global oil and gas supplies and causing the largest energy shock in history. The UAE, facing a collapse in oil exports, ramped up its bypass pipeline and fast-tracked a new West-East route, then exited OPEC to boost production. Iran responded with drone and missile attacks on UAE infrastructure, forcing the UAE to harden defenses. The crisis sent global energy prices soaring, disrupted key commodities, and pushed governments and investors worldwide to accelerate renewable energy adoption and reduce reliance on vulnerable fossil fuel supply chains.