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Illustration; Source: ADNOC<\/p>\nADNOC Offshore, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and its partners \u2013 France\u2019s TotalEnergies, Italy\u2019s Eni, and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) \u2013 have unveiled a final investment decision (FID) for a development project in the Umm Shaif and Nasr offshore concession in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n
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While reporting a $6.2 billion (AED22.6 billion) final investment decision to develop the Umm Shaif Gas Cap in Abu Dhabi, the UAE\u2019s giant explained that the FID was accelerating its integrated global gas growth strategy. This development in the Umm Shaif and Nasr offshore concession is operated by ADNOC Offshore (60%), with TotalEnergies (20%), CNPC (10%), and Eni (10%), as partners.<\/p>\n
The FID for Umm Shaif Gas Cap will unlock more than 600 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) of natural gas and associated gas liquids, equivalent to almost 10% of the UAE\u2019s current daily gas consumption. The investment is set to reinforce the country\u2019s energy security and its role as a reliable global energy supplier.\u00a0 The first production from the project is expected by 2030.<\/p>\n
Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE\u2019s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, commented: \u201cADNOC is accelerating its integrated gas strategy to further harness the UAE\u2019s vast gas resources and expand our global LNG platform, as global demand for natural gas continues to rise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Umm Shaif Gas Cap FID is another important milestone in delivering this strategy and reinforcing ADNOC\u2019s position as a reliable gas supplier. Together with our international partners, we are building on decades of responsible stewardship of Abu Dhabi\u2019s longest-operating offshore field to unlock lasting value for the UAE and our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FID entails three engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) packages totaling $5.1 billion (AED18.8 billion) for large-scale offshore infrastructure awarded by ADNOC to consortiums, including major UAE and international contractors. The development also encompasses a $365 million (AED1.3 billion) 14-well drilling and integrated drilling services program to be delivered by ADNOC Drilling over 18 months using three existing rigs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The FID for Umm Shaif Gas Cap follows the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs\u2019 (SCFEA) award of the concession agreement for the Bab Gas Cap, which is expected to unlock an additional 1.5 billion (scfd) of natural gas and associated gas liquids, building on the UAE player\u2019s launch of a global LNG marketing and trading platform in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which is targeting 47 million tonnes per annum of combined marketable LNG capacity by 2035.<\/p>\n
Patrick Pouyann\u00e9, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, commented: \u201cWe are delighted to reach this important milestone together with ADNOC and our partners. Following the recent award of the Bab Gas Cap concession, this FID marks another important step in developing Abu Dhabi\u2019s significant gas resources. This development will contribute to TotalEnergies\u2019 Upstream production beyond 2030 with low-cost and low-emissions resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
Umm Shaif is Abu Dhabi\u2019s oldest offshore field, producing since 1962. TotalEnergies underlines that the project will unlock by 2030 more than 600 million cubic feet per day of gas production while maximizing condensate recovery, through the development of the gas cap resources located above the field\u2019s oil reservoirs.<\/p>\n
By leveraging synergies with existing offshore facilities and clean power from the UAE grid, Umm Shaif Gas Cap is designed to minimize costs and limit emissions. The project has the potential to increase gas production to up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day in the future, further supporting the UAE\u2019s long-term gas growth strategy, as the country is said to hold the seventh-largest gas reserves in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs global demand for reliable, lower-carbon energy continues to grow, ADNOC is unlocking more of the nation\u2019s gas resources and expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio to meet the needs of its domestic and international customers and power industrial and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure growth,\u201d emphasized the UAE giant.<\/p>\n
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