UAE starts up pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz
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  • According to reports, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) inaugurated an overland oil pipeline on July 14, 2012 that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, giving the country insurance against repeated Iranian threats to block the Strait. The 380-kilometer (236-mile) Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline passes across western desert dunes and over the craggy Hajar Mountains to the city of Fujairah on the UAE’s Indian Ocean coast, south of the Strait of Hormuz. Until now, all Emirati exports were loaded in the Gulf and then sailed out through the Strait of Hormuz. Once it is running at full capacity, the pipeline could allow the UAE to ship as much as two-thirds of its peak production through the eastern port city. It is designed to carry at least 1.5 million barrels a day of crude, though capacity is expected to eventually rise to 1.8 million barrels daily. 1

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