The Civil Works sub-contract for the Habshan Complex for Gas Compressor Plant in Abu Dhabi has been awarded to Douglas OHI of Oman. This is package 2 of Adnoc Gas’ sales gas pipeline network enhancement programme, known as Estidama. (October 2024)

• China Petroleum Engineering is carrying out the pre-feed or feasibility study. (December 2019)
• The technical bids for FEED contract have been submitted. The bidders are: KBR, TechnipFMC, Wood Group, Worley, SNC-Lavalin, Mott MacDonald, ILF Consulting Engineers, Bilfinger Tebodin and China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering. (August 2020)
• China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPPE) has been awarded the FEED contract. (October 2020)
• Client is set to issue tender for the construction of a sales gas distribution pipeline network across the UAE, in the last quarter. (July 2021)
• FEED works are ongoing and expected to be complete by March, 2022. (November 2021)
• The EoI for the main contract have been submitted by Al Asab Est, Archirodon, Galfar Engineering & Contracting MMEC Mannesmann, and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation. The EPC contract tender is expected to be issued by the end of February 2022. (February 2022)
• The EPC contract tender has been issued and the submission deadline is 25 July, 2022. Companies planning to submit bids are understood to include: Archirodon, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation, Robt Stone, Galfar Engineering & Contracting, Petrojet, Enppi, Larsen&Toubro, NPCC, Dodsal, Petrofac, Al Asab Est, Tecton, Target Engineering and Kalpataru. (July 2022)
• The EPC technical bids have been submitted. The bidders are - 1. Al-Asab General Transport & Contracting Establishment 2. Al-Nasr Contracting Company 3. Archirodon 4. Arkad 5 China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company 6. Dodsal Engineering & Construction 7. ENPPI 8. Galfar Engineering & Construction 9. Kalpataru Power Transmission 10. Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon 11. National Petroleum Construction Company 12. Petrofac 14. Petrojet and 15. Robt Stone Middle East. (August 2022)
• The EPC tender has been re-issued with some changes in the scope of work. Last date to submit bids is 10 February, 2023. (January 2023)
• ADNOC Gas Processing has received the technical bids for the development of a new compressor plant at Habshan Gas Compressor Plant (HGCP) in Abu Dhabi. The bidders are - Archirodon, Engineering for Petroleum & Process Industries (Enppi), Larsen and Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon, National Petroleum Construction Company, Petrofac. Last date to submit commercial bids is 20 March, 2023. (March 2023)
• The work on the Package 1 (Upgrade of Existing TGCP) is ongoing and is expected to complete by mid-April 2023. For Package 5 (New Pipeline from BVS-06 to SAJJA), Archirodon and Target Engineering amongst others have submitted the technical bids. (March 2023)
• ADNOC Gas Processing has received the commercial bids for the development of a new compressor plant at Habshan Gas Compressor Plant (HGCP) in Abu Dhabi. The bidders are - Archirodon, Engineering for Petroleum & Process Industries (Enppi), Larsen and Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon, National Petroleum Construction Company, Petrofac. (April 2023)
• Adnoc Gas Processing has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth $700 million to Petrofac Emirates for a new gas compressor plant at the Habshan Complex. Comprising three gas compressor trains, associated utilities and power systems, the new plant will support Adnoc to substantially increase gas output from the plant. (June 2023)
• ADNOC Gas Processing has awarded a contract worth $614,990,000 to expand its new natural gas pipeline network in the northern region of the UAE, to a consortium of National Petroleum Construction Co. PJSC (wholly owned by the National Marine Dredging Company PJSC) and C.A.T International Ltd. The new pipeline enhances ADNOC Gas’ network from approximately 3,200 kms to over 3,500 kms. The duration of the project is 30 months. (July 2023)
• For Package 3 (Additional New Pipeline and Associated Facilities), Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited is emerged as the front runner. (July 2023)
• The EPC contract worth $3.6bn has been awarded to the joint venture between National Petroleum Construction Company Co (NPCC) and Tecnicas Reunidas to expand AGP’s gas processing infrastructure in the UAE. The contract scope includes the commissioning of new gas processing facilities which will enable an optimized supply to the Ruwais Industrial Complex. The strategic Maximizing Ethane Recovery and Monetization (MERAM) project aims to achieve dual objectives: First, to increase ethane extraction, by a range of 35 - 40% from Adnoc Gas’ existing onshore facilities in the Habshan complex through the construction of new gas processing facilities. It will involve installation of an ethane recovery unit with capacity 2.2 mtpa; and second, to unlock further value from existing feedstock and deliver it to Ruwais via a dedicated 120 km natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline. (August 2023)
• Borouge has signed a two-year agreement with the NPCC including a sales contract worth nearly AED 60 million ($16.34 million) to supply steel pipe coating solutions for use in infrastructure and energy projects. As part of the agreement, Borouge will also supply critical materials for the Borouge 4 project, Adnoc Gas’ sales gas pipeline network enhancement (Estidama) programme and Maximizing Ethane Recovery and Monetization (Meram) project, Adnoc’s Hail and Ghasha Gas Development project, and Adnoc Offshore’s Umm Lulu field. (October 2023)
• AGP has awarded the contracts worth a total of $550mn for two EPC packages (4 and 7) to the UAE unit of Galfar Engineering & Contracting of Oman and NMDC Energy of Abu Dhabi for the sales gas pipeline network enhancement (Estidama) programme. The combined packages four and seven of the project have been awarded to Galfar with the contract value of $295mn, while NMDC has won package six with the contract value of $255mn. The contract scope on Estidama Package 4+7 involves laying a new pipeline from the Al-Shuwaib pig launcher and pig receiver station in Abu Dhabi to the Sajaa gas facility in the emirate of Sharjah. The scope also covers building a new gas pipeline between BVS-2/KP28.7 in Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s Margham gas facility, to meet increased demand from Adnoc Gas’ customer Dubai Supply Authority (Dusup). The EPC scope of work on Estidama Package 6 entails the installation of a 52-inch, 74-kilometre (km) pipeline from Sweihan to Al-Shuwaib in Abu Dhabi, and building two block valve stations. (August 2024)
• ADNOC Gas Processing is set to receive bids for the LNG transmission pipeline from its Habshan gas processing complex to its planned LNG terminal in Ruwais. The $700 million pipeline project will transport gas as feedstock and will cover a total distance of approximately 190 kilometers in two sections. The companies preparing to submit bids, include: Archirodon, CAT, Galfar E&C, Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, Robtstone, Target Engineering. The contract tendered is EPC package 8 of a sales gas pipeline network upgrade project known as Estidama. (August 2024)

• ADNOC Gas Processing has received technical bids for the LNG transmission pipeline from its Habshan gas processing complex to its planned LNG terminal in Ruwais. The $700 million pipeline project will transport gas as feedstock and will cover a total distance of approximately 190 kilometers in two sections. The bidders are: CAT, China Petroleum Pipeline, Enppi, Galfar E&C, Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, NMDC Energy, Petrojet. The contract tendered is EPC package 8 of a sales gas pipeline network upgrade project known as Estidama. (September 2024)