The nearly two hundred and fifty mile long pipeline will carry at least 1.5 million barrels a day.
UAE officials have been filling the pipeline since June 30, but it wasn't allowed to begin flowing til today.
Til now, all of the country's oil was transported by tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has repeatedly threatened to shut down.
With the new pipeline, oil now flows directly to the city of Fujairah, which lies on the Indian Ocean.
Oman, the only other Middle East country that borders the Indian Ocean, is also planning a pipeline that will avoid the Persian Gulf.
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