For years Fujairah crude imports were dominated by heavy-sweet grades, primarily Sudanese Dar & Nile as well as Chad’s Doba, which can be refined to produce IMO-compliant low sulfur fuel oil for the local bunker market. But 2025 has seen major disruptions to this flow on multiple fronts.
For starters, the 67,000 Fort Energy refinery owned by UAE firm Montfort, is currently in the process of being relocated to a nearby terminal in Fujairah (MEES, 29 August). The plant has largely been offline since 2024, contributing to a drop in Fujairah crude imports from a record high of 140,000 b/d in 2022 to a record low of 64,000 b/d in 2024, according to data intelligence firm Kpler. (CONTINUED - 593 WORDS)
