ADNOC Keeps Loading LNG at Das Island as Hormuz Risks Intensify

September 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM2 min

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ADNOC continues loading liquefied natural gas at its Das Island terminal, with one tanker docked on September 2 and another nearby, both with transponders off. The UAE uses ship-to-ship transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz to move LNG cargoes. The company is accelerating a pipeline to Fujairah to bypass the chokepoint.

Key Facts

One tanker was docked at ADNOC's Das Island export terminal on September 2, with another in the vicinity, both in dark mode with transponders off.
Three LNG carriers loaded from Qatar and the UAE in the Persian Gulf transferred cargoes onto other vessels outside the Strait of Hormuz in the past month.
ADNOC is building a new pipeline to Fujairah, doubling the capacity of the existing export conduit by next year.
ADNOC warned that the impact of the war on energy supply could stretch into 2027.

LNG Loading Operations

Satellite imaging data showed one tanker docked at ADNOC's Das Island export terminal on September 2, with another vessel in the vicinity of the terminal. Both vessels were in dark mode, with their transponders switched off to avoid detection. ADNOC has had some success in getting its liquefied gas out of the Persian Gulf using tankers with transponders turned off, a tactic also used by oil tankers.

Bypassing Hormuz

The UAE has been using rare ship-to-ship transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz to secure the export of liquefied natural gas. Three LNG carriers loaded from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf transferred their cargoes onto other vessels outside the Strait of Hormuz in the past month. On the oil front, ADNOC is building a new pipeline to Fujairah, doubling the capacity of the existing export conduit to the port city sitting right outside the Strait of Hormuz by next year. The energy giant recently warned that the impact of the war on energy supply could stretch into 2027. Despite efforts to get some LNG out of the Persian Gulf, flows appear all but frozen.