UAE’s ADNOC awards multibillion gas expansion contracts

UAE’s ADNOC awards multibillion gas expansion contracts

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UAE’s ADNOC Group has awarded contracts worth $16.9bn to develop an offshore natural gas field that will operate with net zero carbon dioxide emissions.

The two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the Hail and Ghasha Offshore Development project will produce 1.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd) of gas before the decade’s end.

The Hail and Ghasha projects will contribute to UAE gas self-sufficiency and ADNOC’s gas growth and export expansion plans, the state-owned energy firm said.

The first EPC contract for the offshore facilities, which includes facilities on artificial islands and subsea pipelines, was awarded to a joint venture between the National Petroleum Construction Company and Saipem.

ADNOC said the second EPC contract will deliver the onshore scope, including CO2 and sulphur recovery and handling. The contract was awarded to Tecnimont.

“The final investment decision, for Hail and Ghasha, is a major milestone for ADNOC and our strategic partners and we are delighted to progress this pioneering project with net zero carbon dioxide emissions, significantly boosting ADNOC’s carbon capture capacity as we work toward a lower carbon future,” said Abdulmunim Al Kindy, ADNOC Upstream executive director.

“Natural gas is an important transition fuel and ADNOC will continue to