Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) announced it plans to upgrade and expand giant Bu Hasa field as it ramps up onshore crude oil production capacity. The investment will enhance Bu Hasa’s production, deliver greater efficiencies, and maximize value from a mature oil field, ADNOC said.
Production capacity from Bu Hasa field will increase to 650,000 b/d from 550,000 b/d by Dec. 31, 2020, in line with ADNOC’s 2030 strategy to increase its overall oil production capacity to 4 million b/d by 2020.
An engineering, procurement, and construction contract was let to Tecnicas Reunidas SA by ADNOC subsidiary ADNOC Onshore, which operates Bu Hasa. The work is expected to take 39 months.
The contract signing took place on ADNOC’s stand at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.
The asset upgrade and expansion include facilities, new pipelines, and production hubs. In addition to the incremental oil production from Bu Hasa, the project will streamline water handling, implement a second gas lift recovery phase, and improve the overall production efficiency while reducing the number of inactive wells.
