ADNOC Onshore, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), awarded two engineering, procurement, and construction contracts to upgrade two main oil lines (MOLs) and crude receiving infrastructure at Jebel Dhanna terminal in Abu Dhabi to increase the terminal’s flexibility. China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd. – Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi-based Target Engineering Construction Co. LLC won the contracts.
The contract awarded to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering is to replace the two MOLs which transport ADNOC’s premium grade Murban crude from its oilfields at Bab, Bu Hasa, North East Bab, and South East to Jebel Dhanna terminal, increasing their capacity by more than 30%. The contract is expected to be completed in 30 months.
Target Engineering will upgrade crude receiving at the Jebel Dhanna terminal, enabling ADNOC to use existing parts of the terminal to import Upper Zakum crude from offshore and non-system crude for delivery to the 417,000-b/d Ruwais Refinery West, about 12 km east of Jebel Dhanna and currently undergoing its own flexibility upgrade (OGJ Online, Aug. 17, 2020). The contract is expected to be completed in 20 months.
The EPC contracts have a combined value of around $245 million (AED 899.9 million). More than 50% of the total award value will flow back into the UAE’s economy under ADNOC’s in-country value program.