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Dhabi, Dubayy, and to a lesser extent ash-Shariqah, have found significant reserves. In the late 1980s the emirates produced about 526.4 million barrels of crude oil a year; the annual output of natural gas was 579 billion cubic feet. Revenue from petroleum exports financed the construction of an aluminum smelter in Dubayy during the 1980s; an industrial complex was built at ar-Ruways, and facilities to transport and liquefy natural gas were also developed. The non-oil-

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