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Source: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/12/01/Abu-Dhabi-builds-strategic-Gulf-pipeline/UPI-28771291237127/

Abu Dhabi Builds Strategic Gulf Pipeline Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz

(UPI) The United Arab Emirates has completed a pipeline from its main oil fields in Abu Dhabi to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, thus bypassing the chokepoint Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil export route highly vulnerable to closure by Iran. The 230-mile pipeline, and the opening of a new naval base in Fujairah on Oct. 20, is seen as part of a strategic effort by the Gulf Arab states to ensure global oil supplies if hostilities erupt with Iran.

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