meed-logo

line1 line2 line3
SIGN IN / REGISTER

Adnoc Gas to increase capacity by 20% in five years

12 August 2024

Register for MEED's 14-day trial access 

Adnoc Gas has announced it is making progress on core growth projects that are expected to increase the company’s natural gas processing capacity by 20% within the next five years.

The subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc Group) has made significant investments in those growth projects, the largest of which is the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.

Peter van Driel, chief financial officer at Adnoc Gas, provided updates on some of these projects during a press conference held to discuss the company’s financial results for the second quarter of 2024.

Adnoc Gas announced an adjusted net income of $1.19bn in the first quarter of 2024, a year-on-year growth of 21%. Revenues for the second quarter were registered at $6.076bn, a year-on-year increase of 13%, the company said on 12 August.

Ruwais LNG facility

Adnoc Gas expects to commission the upcoming Ruwais LNG export terminal in 2028. The company awarded the full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and achieved the final investment decision (FID) for the project in June.

A consortium of France’s Technip Energies, Japan-based JGC Corporation and Abu Dhabi-owned NMDC Energy was awarded the EPC contract, worth $5.5bn, Adnoc announced on 12 June.

The LNG export terminal in Ruwais will have the capacity to produce about 9.6 million tonnes a year (t/y) of LNG from two processing trains, each with a capacity of 4.8 million t/y. When the project is commissioned, Adnoc’s LNG production capacity will more than double to about 15 million t/y.

Estidama advances

Adnoc Gas said it expects EPC works on its project to expand its sales gas pipeline network across the UAE, also known as Estidama, to complete in the third quarter of 2025.

Through the Estidama scheme, Adnoc Gas aims to extend the existing 3,200-kilometre pipeline network to over 3,500km, enabling the transportation of higher volumes of natural gas to customers across the UAE. EPC works on the estimated $2bn-plus Estidama project have been divided into seven packages.

Adnoc Gas, in July, awarded contracts worth a total of $550m for two EPC packages of the Estidama project.

The combined packages 4+7 of the Estidama project were awarded to the UAE unit of Oman's Galfar Engineering & Contracting, valued at $295m. Abu Dhabi’s NMDC Energy won package 6, which is worth $255m.

Habshan CO2 recovery project

Adnoc Gas awarded UK-headquartered Petrofac the main EPC contract, valued at $615m, for the Habshan carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery project in October last year. The planned Habshan carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) facility will have the capacity to capture and permanently store 1.5 million t/y of CO2 within geological formations deep underground.

In its presentation to journalists on 12 August, Adnoc Gas said it expects the Habshan CO2 recovery project to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026.

Project Meram

Adnoc Gas anticipates EPC work on its Maximise Ethane Recovery & Monetisation (Meram) project to finish in the last quarter of 2025.

The company awarded a $3.6bn contract for Project Meram to a consortium of Abu Dhabi’s NMDC Energy and Spanish contractor Tecnicas Reunidas in August 2023. The consortium began execution of EPC work on the project in the same month, as MEED previously reported.

The strategic Meram project aims to achieve dual objectives, Adnoc stated. The first goal is to increase ethane extraction by 35%-40% from Adnoc Gas’ existing onshore facilities in the Habshan gas processing complex by constructing new gas processing facilities. The second goal is to unlock further value from existing feedstock and deliver it to Ruwais via a 120km natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline.

Other growth projects

Regarding its other core growth projects, Adnoc Gas said it intends to complete its P5 projects in 2027. Adnoc Gas’ P5 projects are aligned with supporting its parent company's target of achieving an oil production potential of 5 million barrels a day (b/d) by 2027.

“P5 is a set of activities to accommodate the 5 million b/d [Adnoc Group target],” Van Driel told journalists.

Separately, Adnoc Gas said it now expects EPC work on the second phase of its integrated gas development expansion project (IGD-E2) to complete in the first quarter of 2025.

A consortium of Tecnicas Reunidas and Abu Dhabi’s Target Engineering Construction Company is executing EPC works on the IGD-E2 project, which is estimated to be worth about $1.4bn. The project will allow Adnoc Gas’ Habshan plant to process an additional 200 to 400 million cubic feet a day (cf/d) of offshore gas. Its output currently stands at 1.4 billion cf/d.

The Bab Gas Cap development project, which has seen delays since being initiated a few years ago, is expected to complete in 2028, Adnoc Gas said.

Lastly, Adnoc Gas also expects its LNG2.0 project, through which it plans to increase ethane output and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its LNG production complex on Das Island, to complete in 2028.

Italian contractor Saipem and France-based Technip Energies are participating in a feed-to-EPC contest for the project, MEED previously reported. Adnoc Gas will select the contractor that submits the most competitive front-end engineering and design (feed) proposal for executing EPC works. This constitutes the basic method of a feed-to-EPC competition.

https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/12325521/main.png
Indrajit Sen

Register for MEED's guest program now to access this article.

Click here to register
Exclusive from Meed
Related Articles
  • Seven companies show interest in $3.3bn Kuwait gas project

    23 February 2026

     

    At least seven companies have shown interest in participating in the planned tender for a Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) project to develop an onshore gas plant, according to industry sources.

    The project budget is estimated to be $3.3bn and the last meeting with contractors to discuss the project took place in Kuwait on 10 February.

    Previous meetings with contractors took place at the offices of Technip Energies in Abu Dhabi.

    Contractors that have sent representatives to the meetings include:

    • Samsung E&A (South Korea)
    • Larsen & Toubro (India)
    • Tecnicas Reunidas (Spain)
    • Saipem (Italy)
    • Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
    • Hyundai Engineering Company (South Korea)
    • JGC (Japan)

    At the last meeting, contractors were told that the invitation to bid is currently scheduled to be issued at the end of March.

    It was also confirmed that Kuwait’s Central Agency for Public Tenders (Capt) will not be involved in the tender process.

    Capt is supposed to review technical and commercial evaluations of bids and verify that bidding is competitive.

    It is understood that not requiring Capt to approve this tender will speed up the tender process.

    The plant will have the capacity to process up to 632 million cubic feet a day of gas and 88.9 million barrels a day of condensates from the Dorra offshore field, located in Gulf waters in the Saudi-Kuwait Neutral Zone.

    In July last year, MEED reported that KGOC had initiated the project by launching an early engagement process with contractors for the main engineering, procurement and construction tender.

    France-based Technip Energies completed the contract for the front-end engineering and design.

    The facility will be developed next to Kuwait’s Al-Zour refinery.

    https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/15717358/main.png
    Wil Crisp
  • Egypt tenders 500MW solar IPP

    19 February 2026

    Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access 

    Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has issued a request for qualifications for a 500MW solar photovoltaic (PV) independent power producer project in Egypt’s West of Nile area.

    The bid submission deadline is 11 May.

    The project is being supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and will be developed under a build-own-operate model.

    Developers will be responsible for designing, financing, constructing, owning and operating the plant, with EETC acting as the offtaker for generated electricity.

    US/India-based Synergy Consulting is acting as lead, financial and commercial advisor for this transaction.

    The project forms part of Egypt’s strategy to strengthen long-term electricity supply and increase renewable generation capacity.

    Egypt is targeting 42% renewable energy in its power mix by 2030. The country aims to raise this share to 65% by 2040.

    EETC previously had plans to build a 200MW solar plant in a west Nile area but cancelled the tender for the project in 2020.

    Egypt's power sector had its strongest year in over a decade last year, accounting for $4.2bn of total contract awards.

    Despite dipping from the previous year, solar accounted for about $1bn of total awards. 

    In November, a consortium of local firms Hassan Allam Utilities and Infinity Power won contracts to develop two solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 1,200MW, supported by 720 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage.

    The UAE’s Amea Power and Japan’s Kyuden International Corporation also recently reached financial close on a $700m project comprising a 1,000MW solar plant and 600MWh battery system in Aswan.

    The scheme is backed by a $570m debt package led by the International Finance Corporation and is expected to become Africa’s largest single-asset solar and storage facility when it enters operation later this year.

    https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/15701778/main.jpg
    Mark Dowdall
  • Local contractor wins $143m Jeddah sewage contracts

    19 February 2026

    Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access 

    Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) has awarded two sewage network contracts worth a combined SR536.3m ($143m) to local contractor Civil Works Company.

    The projects will be implemented over 32 months from site handover and will serve northern Jeddah districts.

    The first contract, valued at SR278.5m ($74.3m), covers incomplete main lines and secondary sewage networks serving parts of the Al-Bashair, Al-Asala and Al-Falah neighbourhoods.

    The scope includes pipelines ranging from 200mm to 800mm in diameter with a total length of about 54.8 kilometres (km).

    The package also includes sewage tunnels with diameters ranging from 600mm to 1,800mm and a total length of approximately 6.5km. Works will also serve the Taybah, Abhar Al-Shamaliyah and Al-Hamdaniyah districts.

    The second contract is valued at SR257.8m ($68.8m). It covers the implementation of main lines and sub-networks to serve part of the Al-Hamdaniya neighbourhood.

    The works include pipelines ranging from 200mm to 1,500mm in diameter with a total length of about 78.5km. The scope also includes horizontal drilling works for sewage tunnels with diameters from 1,200mm to 1,400mm and a total length of approximately 205 metres.

    https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/15699620/main.jpg
    Mark Dowdall
  • Saudi Arabia prequalifies firms for gas transmission grids

    19 February 2026

    Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access 

    Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry has prequalified companies to develop natural gas distribution networks in five industrial cities in the kingdom on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis.

    The industrial zones earmarked are Al-Kharj Industrial City; Sudair City for Industry and Business; and the First, Second and Third Industrial Cities in Jeddah, the Energy Ministry said in a statement.

    The contractors prequalified to bid for the natural gas transmission grids BOO scheme include eight standalone firms and seven consortiums:

    • East Gas (Egypt)
    • Natural Gas Distribution Company (Saudi Arabia)
    • Egyptian Kuwaiti Advanced Operation and Maintenance (Saudi Arabia)
    • Modern Gas (Egypt)
    • Saab Energy Solutions (Saudi Arabia)
    • Sergas Contracting (Saudi Arabia)
    • Bharat Petroleum Corporation (India)
    • UniGas Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
    • Best Gas Carrier / Khazeen / Mubadra (Saudi Arabia)
    • Al Sharif Contracting (Saudi Arabia) / Anton Oilfield Services Group (China) China Oil and Gas Group
    • Hulul (owned by Saudi Arabia’s National Gas and Industrialization Company) /Al-Fanar Gas Group (UAE)
    • Indraprastha Gas (India) / Masah Contracting (Saudi Arabia)
    • Expertise Contracting / PGL Pipelines (UK)
    • National Gas Company (Egypt) / Egypt Gas (Egypt)
    • Taqa Arabia (Egypt) / Taqa Group (UAE)

    The Energy Ministry has set a deadline of 23 April for these prequalified contractors to submit technical bids.

    The ministry added in its statement that it has identified a total of 36 industrial cities in Saudi Arabia for gas infrastructure development.

    https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/15699582/main0334.png
    Indrajit Sen
  • Consultants bid for Abu Dhabi airport delivery partner role

    19 February 2026

     

    Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) received bids from major international firms on 19 January for a contract covering the delivery partner role for the upcoming packages at Zayed International airport (AUH).

    The project is part of the AUH satellite terminal programme, estimated at AED10bn ($2.7bn).

    MEED understands that the following firms have submitted bids:

    • Aecom (US)
    • AtkinsRealis/Egis/Mace (Canada/France/UK)
    • Bechtel (US)
    • Hill International (US)
    • Jacobs / Surbana Jurong (US/Singapore)
    • Parsons Corporation / Arup  (US/UK)

    The plan includes a new satellite concourse east of Terminal A, linked by an underground tunnel housing both an automated people mover and a baggage handling system.

    It also includes apron stands, taxi lanes and taxiways, East Midfield landside access and utilities, additional bus gates and the reconfiguration of the North and South aprons and Apron 6.

    The latest tendering activity follows the start of construction works on the East Midfield cargo terminal located at AUH, as MEED reported in December 2024.

    Local firm Raq Contracting is undertaking the construction works on this project. 

    The terminal will cover an area of 90,000 square metres and will have the capacity to handle about 1.5 million tonnes of cargo annually.

    The project is part of a broader plan to enhance the new airport's profile.

    Abu Dhabi opened a new passenger terminal in November 2023 as part of the airport’s plan to increase its passenger traffic in line with the UAE’s wider growth plans, along with projects such as the rail network being built by Etihad Rail.

    In May 2024, MEED reported that AUH's new Terminal A could connect to the Etihad Rail network in the future, as part of its growth and interconnectivity plans. 

    Plans are in progress to link the new terminal at AUH to the UAE’s growing rail network, according to the CEO of Adac.

    Speaking to UK analytic firm GlobalData's Airport Technology during a tour of the new Terminal A at AUH, CEO Elena Sorlini said that Abu Dhabi Aviation is planning to improve the transport links to the site. 

    https://image.digitalinsightresearch.in/uploads/NewsArticle/15698728/main.png
    Yasir Iqbal