[3] Production at Margham commenced in 1984, with three major gas-bearing formations located up to 10,000 feet below sea level.
The field is connected by pipeline to Jebel Ali, where the gas condensate is loaded onto tankers for export.
Dry gas is now also sent by pipeline to supply the Dubai grid, with consumption increasing since 2015.
This usage, together with sustainables such as DEWA's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, means that Dubai has eliminated the use of oil as a domestic energy fuel.
[citation needed] Although it is a major producer with ambitions to develop its trading activities to become a major global LNG hub, the UAE is actually a net importer of LNG.