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The UAE is showing it can keep crude moving even with Hormuz under strain<\/strong>, despite its second pipeline bypassing the strait<\/a> still being under construction. Bloomberg<\/a>’s tanker data indicates exports held at about 2.6 mn bbl \/ d in May — not too far from its 3.1 mn bbl \/ d exports last year — and that’s thanks to a series of moves by Adnoc ranging from spot sales and flexible delivery options to braving the strait in the dark.<\/p>\n

Adnoc sold at least 14 mn barrels of crude to Asian buyers through a spot tender<\/strong>, the business information service says, citing traders in the know. The cargoes — comprising Upper Zakum, Umm Lulu, and Das Blend crude — were placed with refiners across China, Japan, South Korea, and India, reportedly at premiums a few greenbacks above the Dubai benchmark. This is a sign that buyers are willing to pay up for crude that can be delivered despite logistical and security complications.<\/p>\n

The sale follows the June-September loading tender<\/strong> we reported on last week<\/strong><\/a>, which allowed buyers to bid for up to 2 mn bbl per cargo on a cost-and-freight basis. The scale of the offering suggested Adnoc was prepared to market substantial volumes despite ongoing disruption to Gulf shipping routes.<\/p>\n

The tenders are not just premiums — they are also about keeping buyers anchored.<\/strong> “With Gulf transits this thin, any reliably deliverable barrel commands a premium, and spot tenders let Adnoc capture that rather than locking it into term pricing,” Aditya Saraswat, MENA research director, tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n

More barrels are on the way — and delivery is looking very different.<\/strong> Adnoc launched a second tender offering the same crude grades for June-August loading, closing on 11 June, Reuters<\/a> reports. Buyers can bid for up to 2 mn bbl per cargo, with crude available from Fujairah storage, Zirku Island, Das Island, or via ship-to-ship transfers between Fujairah and Sohar. That builds on earlier flexibility offered to term customers, who were told<\/a> May cargoes could be lifted through alternative delivery points on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

Fujairah is the UAE’s Hormuz workaround.<\/strong> “The UAE has a Hormuz-independent export node in Fujairah, fed by Adcop at 1.8 mn bpd nameplate capacity. No other Gulf exporter except Saudi (via the East-West line to Yanbu, itself now exposed to Houthi threats) has anything comparable,” Saraswat says. “That’s why UAE crude exports have held near 60% of pre-conflict levels while purely Hormuz-dependent flows collapsed toward zero,” he adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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