The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking an ambitious oil pipeline expansion designed to bypass the strategically vulnerable Strait of Hormuz and secure direct exports through the Gulf of Oman, as regional tensions continue to threaten one of the world's most important energy corridors.
Officials in Abu Dhabi confirmed this week that the UAE will accelerate construction of a new west-east pipeline linked to the emirate of Fujairah, dramatically increasing the country's ability to export crude oil without relying on the narrow maritime chokepoint.
