ADNOC lets contracts for Abu Dhabi gas mega project

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has let two contracts to Petrofac Ltd. subsidiary Petrofac Emirates LLC and a joint venture of Petrofac and Sapura Energy Bhd. to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for ADNOC’s Dalma gas development project 90 km northwest of Abu Dhabi City, UAE, a key part of the Ghasha Concession portfolio of projects encompassing Hail, Ghasha, and Dalma ultra-sour gas fields in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (OGJ Online, Aug. 15, 2017).

The two EPC contracts, which have a total combined value of more than $1.65 billion, cover EPC services—including novated long-lead items, transportation, offshore installation, and commissioning—for Dalma gas field development, as well as offshore packages at Arzanah island and surrounding offshore fields about 140 km off Abu Dhabi’s northwest coast, ADNOC and Petrofac said in separate Feb. 18 releases.

As part of the first $1.065-billion, 33-month, lump-sum contract, Petrofac will provide EPC services for gas processing installations at Arzanah island, including inlet facilities with gas processing and compression units, power generation units, utilities, and other associated infrastructure, the service provider said.

Under the second 30-month, lump-sum contract—valued at $591 million—the Petrofac-led JV with Sapura Energy will deliver EPC services for three new wellhead platforms, removal and replacement of an existing topside, new pipelines, subsea umbilicals, composite, and fiberoptic cables, according to Petrofac.

Scheduled to be completed in 2022, work under both contracts will enable the Dalma gas development project—which is central to ADNOC’s strategic objective of enabling the UAE’s gas self-sufficiency—to produce around 340 MMcfd of natural gas, ADNOC said.

The Hail, Ghasha, and Dalma ultrasour gas development project will tap into the Arab basin, which is estimated to hold multiple trillions of standard cubic feet of recoverable gas, according to ADNOC’s web site. More than 120,000 b/d of oil and condensates also are expected to be produced when the project is fully on stream.

ADNOC most recently let a contract to KBR Inc. to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services for the Ghasha Concession portfolio of projects (OGJ Online, Feb. 3, 2020).