ADNOC Invests $318 Million to Connect Smart Wells at BU Hasa Oilfield

  • Date: 18-May-2021
  • Source: Asharq AL-awsat
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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ADNOC Invests $318 Million to Connect Smart Wells at BU Hasa Oilfield

The Bu Hasa asset is located 200 kilometers south of Abu Dhabi city. It is one of ADNOC’s oldest oil fields that have been producing since 1965. - WAM

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced Tuesday the details of an investment worth to $318 million (AED1.16 billion) to connect newly drilled smart wells to the main production facilities at Bu Hasa, which will sustain production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) at ADNOC’s largest onshore asset.

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract has been awarded in two packages by ADNOC’s subsidiary, ADNOC Onshore, state news agency WAM reported.

The first package is valued at up to $158.6 million (AED582 million) and has been awarded to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd, while the second, with a value of up to $159.1 million (AED 583.9 million) - has been awarded to Robt Stone (ME) LLC.

The contracts's duration is up to three years, with the option of a two-year extension.

In this regard, Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, ADNOC Upstream Executive Director, said: "This EPC award demonstrates how ADNOC is leveraging advanced technologies, such as smart wells with state-of-the-art remote capabilities, to drive higher performance from our assets and resources, and to generate additional