UAE state-owned oil company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $1.46 billion to expand the output of the Dalma Gas Field, which is part of the world’s largest offshore sour gas concession.
The UAE’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and a joint venture (JV) between Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and Target Engineering won the EPC contracts for the development of the Dalma Field.
The Dalma Field is part of the Ghasha Concession which is the world’s largest offshore sour gas development and an important enabler of gas self-sufficiency for the UAE.
Package A of the two Dalma EPC contracts was awarded to NPCC and is valued at $514 million. It covers the EPC of four offshore wellhead towers, pipelines and umbilicals in Hair Dalma, Satah, and Bu Haseer fields.
Package B, awarded to the Tecnicas Reunidas and Target Engineering JV, is valued at $950 million and covers the EPC of gas conditioning facilities for gas dehydration, compression and associated utilities on Arzanah Island located 80 kilometers from Abu Dhabi.
Seventy percent of the award value will flow back into the UAE’s economy under ADNOC’s successful In-Country Value (ICV) program, reinforcing ADNOC’s commitment to ensuring more economic value remains in the country from the contracts it awards.
Yaser Saeed Almazrouei Upstream Executive Director ADNOC
“The award of the Dalma EPC contracts as well as ongoing artificial island construction and development drilling underscore the progress of the Ghasha mega-development. As we continue to execute this strategic project, we are ensuring it delivers substantial In-Country Value to drive economic growth and support the objectives of the UAE’s Principles of the 50, set out by the country’s wise Leadership. ADNOC and its partners remain guided by our strategic production capacity objectives and sustainability ambitions.”
Following development work executed by the contractors, the Dalma field will have the capacity to produce around 340 million cubic feet per day of natural gas by 2025. The field is located around 190 kilometers northwest of the UAE capital.
ADNOC continues to work with its concession partners to responsibly progress the Ghasha mega project, aiming to further optimize costs and timing, as well as accelerate the integration of carbon capture, while remaining focused on production objectives and requirements.
