May 15 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates is planning to fast-track construction of a west-east pipeline that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz, opening in 2027, officials announced Friday.

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

Pipeline will be free from oil output quotas following Abu Dhabi's exit from OPEC, and is expected to begin operating in 2027

The UAE has directed ADNOC to speed up the West-East Pipeline project to raise Fujairah export capacity by 2027. The move expands crude shipments outside the Strait of Hormuz as regional disruption pushes up energy prices.

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has moved to speed up the construction of a major new oil pipeline designed to bypass the strategically important Strait of

The West-East Pipeline is expected to become operational in 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.