Peritus Awarded Study for Deepwater UAE-India Oil Pipeline

A new feasibility study is evaluating a proposed deepwater oil pipeline between the UAE and India as regional energy security concerns intensify around the Strait of Hormuz.

(P&GJ) — Peritus International has been awarded a feasibility study tied to a proposed deepwater oil pipeline connecting the United Arab Emirates and India, as regional supply disruptions continue raising concerns over reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.

The study was awarded by South Asia Gas Enterprises (SAGE), which is also developing the proposed Middle East to India Deepwater Pipeline (MEIDP) gas project. The new work will evaluate the viability of transporting crude oil through a subsea pipeline corridor stretching between the Gulf region and India.

The proposed route has gained increased attention following ongoing disruptions affecting energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. India remains one of the world’s largest crude importers, with a significant portion of its oil imports still moving through the strategic waterway.

Peritus previously completed feasibility and pre-FEED work for the MEIDP natural gas pipeline project, including technical studies tied to deepwater routing challenges across the Indus Fan and Owen Fracture Zone.

The company said the new oil pipeline study introduces additional engineering complexity because of the extreme subsea depths involved and the operational requirements tied to crude oil transport.

Ian Nash, group managing director of Peritus International, said recent disruptions in the Hormuz corridor have increased the urgency surrounding alternative energy infrastructure routes between the Gulf and India.

The broader MEIDP project proposes a roughly 1,200-km (746-mile) subsea pipeline connecting Oman to India’s Gujarat coast at water depths reaching approximately 3,450 meters (11,319 feet), potentially making it one of the deepest undersea pipeline systems ever developed.