Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) awarded a $548 million (AED2.01 billion) contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. The award will increase the field’s gas production capacity to 700 MMscfd from 430 MMscfd, ADNOC said in a release Sept. 5.
The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract was awarded by ADNOC Offshore to National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC).
The new pipeline will accommodate the increased volume of associated gas produced by Lower Zakum field as the field’s oil production capacity increases to 450,000 b/d of oil by 2025, ADNOC said.
The project, which includes construction of a new subsea pipeline that will run 85 km from Zakum West Super Complex to Das Island, is expected to be complete in 2025. The project includes provisions to construct, install, and test a new platform at the complex as well as new gas receiving infrastructure at Das Island.
With this award, ADNOC Offshore and its international partners have invested over $5 billion in recent weeks in the long-term development of Abu Dhabi's offshore operations. Awards include contracts worth more than $3.4 billion awarded to ADNOC Drilling to accelerate offshore growth activities and a $1.1 billion contract awarded to ADNOC Logistics and Services to enhance offshore operations.