Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: 31 kilometres south west of Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates
Production: Current 1.4 million barrels per day (b/d) (increase target to 1.8 million b/d in 2018)
Area: 1,400 square km
Start-up Year: 2018 (upgrade project)
The national Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations (ADCO) is making significant progress in the North East Bab field. The North East Bab (NEB) field is located 31 kilometres south west of Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates and covers 1,400 square kilometres. ADCO is the joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and international partners, BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Total and Partex to develop onshore fields in the Emirate. In the ADCO joint venture, ADNOC and its partners share the working interests as following: ADNOC 60% is the operator, BP 9.5%, ExxonMobil 9.5%, Shell 9.5%, Total 9.5% and Partex 2%.
ADCO‘s largest asset, NEB is comprising four fields, Al-Dhabbiya, Rumaitha and Shanayel already in production and Jumaylah still untapped. NEB is lying across Abu Dhabi coast line so that Rumaitha and Shamayel are onshore while Al-Dhabbiya is located 30 kilometres north mostly offshore in shallow water. Because of its coastal position, NEB is environmentally sensitive with mangroves, coral reef, salt marshes and low level islands hosting unique and protected wildlife species. In addition this area counts among the rare archaeological sites of the Emirate. The third phase of North East Bad (NEB 3) development belongs to ADCO strategic plan to increase its production of crude oil from the current 1.4 million barrels per day (b/d) to 1.8 million b/d in 2018. This target is part of the quotas given by the OPEC organization to each producing country in order to ensure to continue to represent 40% of the global production by 2018.
Operators:
ADNOC: Operator with 60% interest
BP - 10%
Total - 10%
CNPC - 8%
Inpex - 5%
CEFC China Energy - 4%
GS Energy - 3%
Contractors:
CH2M HILL: Project management consultancy
Consortium for the EPC contract
Technip
National Petroleum Construction Company
Mott MacDonald: Provide the project management consultancy services
Petrofac Ltd: EPC contract
GS Engineering and Construction: U$1.44bn contract to build a crude oil processing plant
Pivot Engineering: Contract includes the construction of new accommodation for all staff and contractors. Overall, the projects initiative is to provide efficient accommodation for 650 people with associated amenities such as a restaurant and a mosque. The project also includes the expansion of the existing administration building, fire station and the construction of a new administration building to accommodate an additional 107 employees and workshops.
Pivot Engineering will also carry out the upgrading of the existing utilities and the installation of new systems, including STP, chilled water yards and a variety of other needed amenities. The company’s scope of work includes all civil and MEP works and the project is scheduled for completion in 2016.
BAM International: US$88 million deal to complete offshore construction work at Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco)’s Al-Dubbiya oilfield