Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) last week signed a 15-year heads of agreement with ENN LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., for the delivery of at least 1 million tonnes/year (tpy) of LNG. The LNG will primarily be sourced from ADNOC’s 9.6-million tpy low-carbon Ruwais LNG plant, under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, and expected to start commercial operations in 2028.
ADNOC says Ruwais LNG, which will use two 4.8-million tpy trains, will be the first LNG plant in the Middle East and North Africa to run on clean power, making it “one of the lowest-carbon intensity LNG plants in the world.” It will more than double ADNOC’s LNG production.
The company earlier this year hired Baker Hughes Co. to supply two all-electric compression systems for Ruwais LNG (OGJ Online, Oct. 4, 2023).
The agreement is contingent upon a final investment decision on the project, including regulatory approvals, and the negotiation of a definitive sale and purchase agreement.
