ADNOC Gas awards $3.6bn contract to expand gas processing Infrastructure

ADNOC Gas, a unit of state-owned ADNOC, on August 9 announced the award of a $3.6bn contract to the joint venture of UAE’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas to expand its gas processing infrastructure within the UAE.

The scope of the contract includes the commissioning of new gas processing facilities which will enable an optimised supply to the Ruwais Industrial Complex.

The project aims to achieve two goals. Firstly, it seeks to elevate ethane extraction by 35 - 40% from ADNOC Gas' existing onshore facilities situated in the Habshan complex. Secondly, the project aims to optimise the utilisation of existing feedstock, channeling it to the Ruwais Industrial Complex via a dedicated 120-km natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline.

"This capital project represents ADNOC Gas’ latest investment in its gas processing infrastructure and underscores our commitment to responsibly meeting our customers’ current and future energy demand for natural gas and its feedstock,” Ahmed Mohamed Alebri, CEO of ADNOC Gas, said.

ADNOC Gas said it continues to leverage opportunities arising from ADNOC’s integrated gas masterplan which links every part of the gas value chain in the UAE. The plan includes new approaches and technologies to enable increased gas recovery from existing fields and develop untapped resources. 

Earlier this year, ADNOC formed ADNOC Gas as a new entity responsible for natural gas processing, operations, and marketing. It brought together the operations, maintenance, and marketing of ADNOC Gas Processing and ADNOC LNG businesses into one consolidated business.