The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded two contracts worth $1.65 billion (AED 6.06 billion) for the construction of offshore facilities for the Dalma Gas Development Project.

The two Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts have been awarded to Petrofac Emirates LLC, and a joint venture between Petrofac and Sapura Energy Berhad through its subsidiary’s branch office in Abu Dhabi, according to ADNOC.

The project, located about 190km northwest of Abu Dhabi city, is a key part of the Ghasha ultra-sour gas concession and the projects, once completed in 2022, the project will be able to produce around 340 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of natural gas.

The project is part of ADNOC’s 2030 strategy to make UAE self-sufficient in gas and 70 per cent of the total award value will flow into the UAE’s economy under ADNOC’s In-Country Value (IVC) programme. Speaking about the contracts, Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, Executive Director of ADNOC’s Upstream Directorate, said, “This award marks another important milestone in the development of the Ghasha concession which is an integral component of our strategy to achieve gas self-sufficiency for the UAE. It demonstrates how ADNOC is effectively collaborating with strategic partners that can deploy state-of-the-art technologies and world-class expertise to accelerate the development of Abu Dhabi’s substantial gas resources.”