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Contractors submit revised prices for Habshan 7 project

17 February 2026

 

Adnoc Gas has received revised commercial proposals from contractors for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works on a major project to add a new gas processing train at its Habshan complex in Abu Dhabi.

Adnoc Gas, the natural gas processing business of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc Group), processes about 10 billion standard cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas across several sites, including its Asab, Bab, Bu Hasa and Habshan facilities, as well as a natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant at Ruwais.

The Habshan complex is one of the largest gas processing facilities in the UAE and across the Middle East and North Africa. Its output capacity is 6.1 billion cf/d. The complex comprises five trains and 14 processing units that receive gas feedstock from onshore and offshore fields in Abu Dhabi.

With Adnoc Group pressing ahead with its P5 programme to raise oil production potential to 5 million barrels a day by 2027, high volumes of associated gas are set to enter the grid.

The new train at the Habshan complex, which Adnoc Gas expects to commission in 2029, will play a key role in handling these additional gas volumes.

MEED previously reported that contractors had submitted commercial bids for the new Habshan 7 gas train project to Adnoc Gas by the deadline of 10 December.

Following an initial evaluation of commercial bids received, Adnoc Gas sought “best offers” from contractors for the project. Bidders submitted their revised prices by 6 February, according to sources.

The following contractors are understood to be competing for the Habshan 7 project’s main EPC contract, as per sources:

  • Enppi (Egypt) / Petrojet (Egypt)
  • Jereh (China)
  • Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (India)
  • Petrofac (UK)
  • Sinopec (China)
  • Wison Engineering (China)

MEED previously reported that contractors submitted technical bids for the project to Adnoc Gas by the deadline of 6 October.

Adnoc Gas intends to install the Habshan 7 train adjacent to the Habshan 5 train. This will enable the new train to utilise the ullage in the Habshan 5 sulphur recovery and tail gas treatment units and optimise operations.

The scope of work on the Habshan 7 gas train project covers the EPC of the following units:

  • New high-pressure pipeline from the main Habshan complex to the new gas train
  • Separation and condensate stabiliser unit
  • Acid gas removal unit
  • Mercury removal unit
  • Deep NGL recovery unit
  • Sales gas and residue gas compressor
  • NGL product storage and transfer pump, as well as metering skid
  • Utility units (IA, N2, PW, FW, steam generation, DM)
  • Flare unit, to be located in Habshan 5 on common derrick
  • Flare gas recovery package
  • Water treatment package
  • Non-process buildings, to be located outside the Habshan 5 train
  • Power generation system
  • NGL pipeline from Habshan 5 to Ruwais, based on an existing pipeline assessment
  • Sales gas pipeline from Habshan 5 to sales gas network.

UK-headquartered Wood Group has performed the concept study and initial engineering design for the project.

The Habshan 7 gas train project represents the third phase of Adnoc Gas’ Rich Gas Development programme and is estimated to be valued at $3.5bn-$4bn, according to the company’s chief financial officer, Peter Van Driel.

In a recent call with journalists to discuss Adnoc Gas’ financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2025, Van Driel said Adnoc Gas expects to achieve a final investment decision on the Habshan 7 gas train project, which is designed to increase the company’s production of high-value liquids such as liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha and condensates, in the first quarter of 2026.

Adnoc Gas issued the main EPC tender for the new Habshan 7 gas train project to contractors between 5 and 8 August, MEED previously reported. It later extended the initial technical bid submission deadline from mid‑September to 6 October.

In April, MEED reported that Adnoc Gas had started an early engagement process with contractors for the EPC tendering phase of the Habshan 7 gas train project.

Prior to that, Adnoc Gas issued an expression of interest (EoI) document for the project in March, to which contractors submitted responses by 8 April.

Separately, Adnoc Gas also completed the EoI exercise for early civil and site preparation works on the Habshan 7 project in June, and is understood to have issued the main tender in the third quarter.

ALSO READ: Adnoc Gas stalls decision on Ruwais NGL project

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Indrajit Sen

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