Overview
- Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, who chaired an Adnoc Executive Committee meeting Friday, ordered the company to speed up the West–East pipeline expansion with start-up targeted in 2027.
- Adnoc says the project will double crude export capacity routed through the Port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman.
- Published figures put the existing Habshan–Fujairah line at 1.5 to 1.8 million barrels a day, which implies roughly 3 to more than 3.5 million barrels a day after the upgrade.
- The pipeline carries oil from Abu Dhabi’s onshore Habshan fields to Fujairah and avoids the Strait of Hormuz, reducing transit risk and supporting steadier exports during regional tension.
- Leaders at the meeting also noted progress on TA’ZIZ Phase 1 in Al Ruwais, reflecting Adnoc’s broader push to expand infrastructure and build new industrial value chains.