Pakistan, Oct. 2 -- Fuel oil supplies at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates have risen in recent months allowing it to resume ship refueling operations and boost exports to Asia, according to industry sources and shipping data.

Among the world's top bunkering hubs, Fujairah's sales fell sharply in the second quarter after the Iran war began in late February and disrupted replenishment from suppliers within the Gulf to the port, which sits outside of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE imported 2.6 million metric tons of fuel oil in the third quarter (about 180,000 barrels per day), up from 845,000 tons in the second quarter, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.

September imports hit 856,000 tons, up from 715,000 tons in August but well be...