--- title: "ADNOC Gas plans $8bn expansion and east-coast LNG plant to bypass Hormuz" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/business/adnoc-gas-plans-8bn-expansion-and-east-coast-lng-plant-to-bypass-hormuz" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/adnoc-gas-plans-8bn-expansion-and-east-coast-lng-plant-to-bypass-hormuz" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/business/adnoc-gas-plans-8bn-expansion-and-east-coast-lng-plant-to-bypass-hormuz.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/adnoc-gas-plans-8bn-expansion-and-east-coast-lng-plant-to-bypass-hormuz" category: "Business & Economy" area: "Middle East" published: "2026-08-10T11:45:36.719Z" source_reported: "2026-08-10T10:31:01.433Z" updated: "2026-08-10T11:45:36.719Z" trust_score: 86 critic_score: 95 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-10T13:45:55.798840+00:00" --- # ADNOC Gas plans $8bn expansion and east-coast LNG plant to bypass Hormuz *The UAE firm will double export capacity by 2028 and is studying a new terminal outside the Strait of Hormuz* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 86 of 100, higher is better. Trust 86: includes named CFO and CEO, company statement, and two independent reports confirming details. - Craft 95 of 100, higher is better. Critic 95: explains war context, quotes executives, gives specific figures and timeline, clear structure. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype 15: factual headlines and text, no clickbait or sensational language. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - ADNOC Gas will spend more than $8.2 billion on new gas-processing facilities and an LNG export terminal at Ruwais, doubling capacity to about 15 million tons per year by late 2028. - The company is studying a new LNG export plant on the UAE’s east coast to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which has seen repeated attacks on tankers. - The Habshan gas-processing complex has recovered to 85 percent capacity after recent security incidents. - None of the left-rated outlets tracked by MediaBias News carried the story. ADNOC Gas, the gas business of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, will invest more than $8.2 billion in its Rich Gas Development project. The project includes a new gas-processing train at the Habshan facility and a liquefied natural gas export terminal at Ruwais. The Ruwais LNG plant is scheduled to begin operations in late 2028 and will double the company’s export capacity to about 15 million tons per year. The company is also considering building a new LNG export plant on the UAE’s east coast outside the Strait of Hormuz. Chief Financial Officer Peter van Driel said the plant would cost billions of dollars. The move follows repeated attacks on tankers transiting the strait, which have disrupted shipping in the Persian Gulf. ADNOC Gas expects a 60 percent increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation by 2030. ## What the coverage left out None of the left-rated outlets tracked by MediaBias News carried the story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the $8.2 billion investment or the 60 percent EBITDA growth target that ADNOC Gas announced. The centre-rated report in Oil Price did not mention the east-coast LNG plant proposal. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 17% (1) - Right: 83% (5) 3 of 9 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-10T13:45:55.798840+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 9 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-10T14:00:36.139Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre - The centre-rated report in Oil Price led on the $8.2 billion investment and the 60 percent EBITDA growth target by 2030. It named the two main components of the Rich Gas Development project: a $3.9 billion gas-processing train at Habshan and a $4.3 billion natural gas liquids fractionation unit at Ruwais. The report quoted ADNOC Gas CEO Fatema Al Nuaimi on the company’s ambition to position itself at the heart of the UAE’s energy future. ### Right - All five right-rated digests led on the proposal for a new LNG export plant outside the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Post, whose full report was printed, described the plant as part of the UAE’s attempt to reduce its dependence on the strait to zero. It quoted CFO Peter van Driel saying the plant would cost billions of dollars and noted that three ADNOC tankers had been attacked by missiles and drones in the past week. - The digests from Svenska Dagbladet, The Sunday Guardian Live, Gulf News, The Hindu Business Line and Yonhap News Agency all carried the east-coast plant proposal. Four of the five mentioned the recovery of the Habshan complex to 85 percent capacity. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the $8.2 billion investment figure or the 60 percent EBITDA growth target. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 2 - high: 4 - unknown: 3 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Dagens industri](https://di.se/nyheter/vill-runda-hormuz-med-oljeledning-genom-syrien) — Wants to Bypass Hormuz – with an Oil Pipeline Through Syria - [Svenska Dagbladet](https://svd.se/a/5poB7e/vill-runda-hormuz-med-oljeledning-genom-syrien) — Wants to Bypass Hormuz – with an Oil Pipeline Through Syria - [The Sunday Guardian Live](https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-news-adnoc-gas-explores-new-lng-export-plant-to-bypass-strait-of-hormuz-amid-severe-shipping-disruption-crude-oil-prices-rise-257948) — US-Israel-Iran War Live News: ADNOC Gas Explores New LNG Export Plant To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz Amid Severe Shipping Disruption – Crude Oil Prices Rise - [Gulf News](https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/adnoc-gas-explores-new-uae-east-coast-lng-plant-with-habshan-recovery-at-85-1.500636128) — ADNOC Gas explores new UAE east coast LNG plant with Habshan recovery at 85% - [The Hindu Business Line](https://thehindubusinessline.com/companies/adnoc-gas-exploring-new-lng-export-plant-to-avoid-hormuz/article71327495.ece) — ADNOC Gas exploring new LNG export plant to avoid Hormuz - [연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency](https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260810122600009) — UAE State Oil Company "Considering Construction of LNG Plant Outside Hormuz" - [Financial Post](https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/adnoc-gas-exploring-new-lng-export-plant-to-avoid-hormuz) — Adnoc Gas Exploring New LNG Export Plant to Avoid Hormuz - [Oil Price](https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/ADNOC-Gas-Unveils-82-Billion-Expansion-Push.html) — ADNOC Gas Unveils $8.2 Billion Expansion Push - [al-watan.com](https://al-watan.com/article/248164/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2) — Van's Head Is Recording the Highest Frequency of Gas Shipments. ## Questions **How much is ADNOC Gas investing in the expansion?** ADNOC Gas will invest more than $8.2 billion in its Rich Gas Development project, including a new gas-processing train at Habshan and an LNG export terminal at Ruwais. The investment is part of the company’s plan to double its LNG export capacity by late 2028. **Why is ADNOC Gas considering a new LNG plant outside the Strait of Hormuz?** ADNOC Gas is studying a new LNG export plant on the UAE’s east coast to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where repeated attacks on tankers have disrupted shipping. The company aims to reduce its dependence on the waterway, which has seen 15 attacks on ADNOC vessels since the start of the Iran war. **When will the Ruwais LNG plant begin operations?** The Ruwais LNG plant is scheduled to begin operations in late 2028. It will more than double ADNOC Gas’s export capacity to about 15 million tons per year and is part of the company’s $8.2 billion investment in the Rich Gas Development project. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/business/adnoc-gas-plans-8bn-expansion-and-east-coast-lng-plant-to-bypass-hormuz. 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