EnergyReader · 2026-06-21 06:22

India leans on UAE's Hormuz-bypass crude as Abu Dhabi speeds its second pipeline

By EnergyReader Newsroom · June 21, 2026

India's refiners are leaning on a crude route that never touches the Strait of Hormuz, and the UAE is moving to widen it. The head of ADNOC, Sultan Al Jaber, said on 2026-05-20 that the country's second pipeline bypassing the strait is about 50% complete, with delivery accelerated toward 2027. He made the remarks at a live-streamed Atlantic Council event, among his most extensive comments since the war began.

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