The Abu Dhabi Co for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco) is moving ahead with plans to raise production.

It is developing its sixth oilfield at Al Dabb’iya to raise production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2006.
The company, which is producing oil from five fields, is also initiating new smart wells technology to optimise reservoir management.
The field is northeast of the Bab field.
The company will develop the field with minimum environmental impact.
Adco produces a little more than one million bpd from its five onshore oilfields.
Adco is also looking at new fields for development but the expansion plans will depend on demand, says an official.
The company is working on introducing the smart wells concept for enhanced oil recovery, with the technology already proven.
In northeast Bab, the company will use the smart wells or intelligent technology that will help in optimising production and help optimise reservoir management.
It is cost effective and does not entail much investment, says the Adnoc subsidiary.
As one of Adnoc’s subsidiaries, Adco has grown greatly in the past 40 years to become one of the top oil-producing companies in the UAE.
From about 60,000 bpd of crude oil in the 1960s to a little more than one million bpd, Adco continues to grow.
The company carries out the activities of exploration, production, development and export of crude oil and natural gas materials extracted from the concession area operated on behalf of its shareholders.