ADNOC awards early EPC deal for Ruwais LNG

ADNOC has issued a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) for early engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities to a joint venture led by Technip Energies and including JGC Corp and National Petroleum Construction Co PJSC for its LNG project in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.

"With the final investment decision expected this year, the Ruwais LNG project is set to be the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and North Africa region to run on clean power," the company said.

Once completed, the project will consist of two 4.8M tonnes per annum (mta) LNG liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 9.6 mta, and is set to more than double ADNOC’s LNG production capacity, from 6 mta to around 15 mta.

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The site, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafrah region, will serve as an operations hub for ADNOC and its companies. The 9.6-mta Al Ruwais plant is part of ADNOC’s LNG growth project, as it intends to more than double its LNG production capacity to meet increased global demand for natural gas. The plant, which is designed with electric-powered processing facilities, will run on renewable and nuclear grid power with the intent of reducing carbon intensity. 

The Emirate of Fujairah was mooted as a potential location, but ADNOC settled on Ruwais, saying the selected location offers “significant synergies and existing infrastructure that will be leveraged to deliver project efficiencies,” unlocking additional value for ADNOC, its partners and the UAE.

The state-owned firm already operates a 6-mta LNG facility on Das Island, off the coast of the capital Abu Dhabi.