Adnoc Gas awards US$615 mn CCU contract to Petrofac
Integrated gas processing company Adnoc Gas says it has awarded a US$615 million Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to Petrofac Emirates for constructing carbon capture units, pipeline infrastructure and a network of wells for carbon dioxide (CO2) injection at the Habshan gas processing plant, as part of Adnocs accelerated decarbonisation plan.
The Habshan Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project is one of the largest carbon capture projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and will have the capacity to capture and permanently store 1.5 million tonnes/year of CO2 within geological structures deep underground, as Adnoc builds unique platform to connect sources of emissions and sequestration sites.
Adnoc Gas will be responsible for building, operating and maintaining the project.
CCUS projects are recognised by both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) as a critical decarbonisation enabler in achieving global climate goals.
Over 65% of the contract value will flow back into the UAE’s economy through Adnoc’s In Country Value (ICV) program, supporting local economic and industrial growth and diversification.
The Habshan CCUS project is expected to be comissioned in 2026. CO2 will be injected and placed for permanent storage in Adnoc Onshore’s Bab Far North Field, located approximately 150 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi.
Building on Adnoc’s landmark carbon capture facility, Al Reyadah, which has the capacity to capture up to 800,000 tonnes/year of CO2, the Habshan CCUS project could support enhanced oil recovery of low carbon-intensity barrels and the production of low-carbon feedstocks such as hydrogen, to help customers decarbonise their operations.
The Habshan CCUS project will also triple Adnoc’s carbon capture capacity to 2.3 million tonnes/year, equivalent to removing over 500,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road per year.
