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UAE begins operating crude pipeline bypassing Hormuz

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The United Arab Emirates has inaugurated its 230-mile Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP) from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah. Oil exports from Fujairah will pass through the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. Initial runs occurred at 1 million b/d, but ADCOP will eventually carry 1.5 million b/d, expandable to 2 million b/d.

ADCOP also includes 12 million bbl of storage, three subsea pipelines, a main pumping station, intermediate pumping station, and three single-point mooring buoys for deepwater tanker loading. China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp. was ADCOP’s main engineering, procurement, and construction contractor (OGJ Online, May 27, 2009).

Start-up of the pipeline has been delayed repeatedly since an initial 2009 target. ADNOC expects to begin full operations later this month.

Efforts to develop alternative outlets for Persian Gulf crude, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, were reinvigorated earlier this year when Iran threatened closure of the waterway.

OGJ

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19 responses to “UAE begins operating crude pipeline bypassing Hormuz”

  1. Moe2000 Avatar
    Moe2000

    One Iranian missile and say bye bye…..

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      Moe this is 100% true but lets hope it doesn’t get to that.

      1. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

         Think they’ll consider the repercussions, or like many ruled by the ‘fuzzy-faces’ are they suicidal??

        1. Moe2000 Avatar
          Moe2000

           They will do it when attacked first as any nation has a right to do when attacked….

        2. Moe2000 Avatar
          Moe2000

           They will do it when attacked first as any nation has a right to do when attacked….

        3. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          Lets just hope no one attacks the other. If they do, well like Moe said it would take one missile from Iran. 

        4. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          a 230-mile pipeline is difficult to protect.  especially against suicidal crazies, who just have to get lucky with a car bomb once.

        5. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          a 230-mile pipeline is difficult to protect.  especially against suicidal crazies, who just have to get lucky with a car bomb once.

      2. Moe2000 Avatar
        Moe2000

        I like the UAE especially Mohamed bin Rashid… But how else can you free Palestine you need to stop the Oil Puppets don’t want too Iran will do it by force.

        1. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          “free palestine”?  don’t  you mean destroy israel?

        2. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          “free palestine”?  don’t  you mean destroy israel?

  2. Moe2000 Avatar
    Moe2000

    One Iranian missile and say bye bye…..

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      Moe this is 100% true but lets hope it doesn’t get to that.

      1. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

         Think they’ll consider the repercussions, or like many ruled by the ‘fuzzy-faces’ are they suicidal??

        1. Moe2000 Avatar
          Moe2000

           They will do it when attacked first as any nation has a right to do when attacked….

        2. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          Lets just hope no one attacks the other. If they do, well like Moe said it would take one missile from Iran. 

        3. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          a 230-mile pipeline is difficult to protect.  especially against suicidal crazies, who just have to get lucky with a car bomb once.

      2. Moe2000 Avatar
        Moe2000

        I like the UAE especially Mohamed bin Rashid… But how else can you free Palestine you need to stop the Oil Puppets don’t want too Iran will do it by force.

        1. shloime Avatar
          shloime

          “free palestine”?  don’t  you mean destroy israel?

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