Name of the Project
Ghasha Concession.
Location
The Ghasha ultrasour concession will tap into the Arab basin, in the United Arab Emirates.
Project Owner/s
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Wintershall Holding (10%), Eni (25%), BASF (25%) and PJSC Lukoil Oil Company (5%).
Project Description
The project will provide the infrastructure required to further develop, drill and produce gas from the sour gasfields in the Ghasha Concession, which is estimated to hold trillions of standard cubic feet of recoverable gas.
The concession comprises the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma, Nasr and Mubarraz offshore sour gasfields.
Phase 1 of the project includes the dredging, land reclamation and marine construction to build multiple artificial islands.
Ten new artificial islands and two causeways will be built, while the existing Al Ghaf island will be expanded.
The project is expected to produce more than 1.5-billion cubic feet of gas a day when it comes on stream, enough to provide electricity for more than two-million homes.
The project will also produce more than 120 000 bbl/d of oil and high-value condensates.
Potential Job Creation
At peak construction, the project is expected to employ more than 3 500 people.
Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at $1.4-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
First production is expected by 2025.
The project is expected to take 38 months to complete.
Latest Developments
KBR has been awarded a major project management consultancy (PMC) services contract by the ADNOC for the Ghasha Concession portfolio of projects.
Under the terms of the contract, KBR will act as the main PMC contractor responsible for managing the successful engineering, procurement and construction contractors for packages A and B of the Dalma gas development project, packages 1 to 5 of the Hail and Ghasha development project, and the Hail and Ghasha islands project, as well as the deep gas project.
This work is expected to be performed for over four years, with an optional extension for two
years.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
National Marine Dredging Company (dredging, land reclamation and marine construction),
KBR (PMC), Petrofac Emirates (processing facilities at Arzanah island – Dalma gas development – which includes inlet facilities with gas processing and compression units, power generation units, utilities and other associated infrastructure) and Petrofac and SapuraKencana (well-head platforms, removal and replacement of an existing topside, new pipelines, subsea umbilicals, composite and fibre-optic cables – Dalma gas development).
Contact Details for Project Information
ADNOC, email media@adnoc.ae.