Name of Client : Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc Group)

Estimated Budget : $750,000,000

Contract Value : $514,000,000

Facility Type : Gas Field, Gas, Gas Pipeline, Gas Field

Sector : Gas, Pipeline, Offshore

Main Contractor : NMDC Energy

Location : Dalma, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Award Date : 2021-Q4

Background

The Adnoc Dalma Gas Development (DGD) is a strategically vital project designed to achieve the UAE’s goal of achieving gas self- sufficiency. Located offshore Abu Dhabi, the development targets sour gas reserves across the Dalma, Satah, and Bu Haseer fields, forming the initial phase of the massive Ghasha ultra-sour gas concession. The overall project scope is split into multiple packages, with Package A specifically addressing the offshore infrastructure. By unlocking these challenging reserves, the DGD project will contribute approximately 340 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) of raw gas, a figure central to Adnoc’s 2030 strategy to ensure a sustainable energy supply for the nation’s rising domestic demand. Ultimately, the entire Ghasha concession is expected to produce over 1.5 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day.

Project Scope

The project’s scope of work will includefour new well-head platforms and the removal and replacement of an existing topside. Additionally, new pipelines and subsea umbilicals in the Hair Dalma, Satah, and Bu Haseer fields. The project will also involve the deployment of composite and fiber optic cables, specifically 34 kilometers of 6.6 kilovolt bundled submarine power cable and 105.67 kilometers of double-armored Submarine Optical Fiber Cables (SOFC).

Project Status

As of October 2025, NMDC Energy continues to progress with the construction of the project. Completion is slated for 2026.

Project Finance

Adnoc is the project client. It is 60 per cent owned by Adnoc and 40 per cent owned by Occidental Petroleum (OXY).

The Ghasha ultra-sour gas concession comprises of the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma, Nasr, Sarb, Bu Haseer, Shuweihat, and Mubarraz offshore sour gas fields.

The stakeholders of the concession are:

• Adnoc - 55 per cent

• Eni - 25 per cent

• Wintershall Dea - 10 per cent

• OMV - 5 per cent

• Lukoil - 5 per cent

Adnoc has signed the PMC framework agreement with 3 engineering firms for the Ghasha concession and has been awarded to KBR, SNC Lavalin, and TechnipFMC.

The firms will share a 50:30:20 per cent ratio, with KBR as the lead project management firm followed by SNC Lavalin and Technip FMC.

PMC services will be provided for Onshore and Offshore packages in the Dalma field.

Project Schedules

Project Announced : 4Q-2015

FEED ITB : 1Q-2016

FEED : 1Q-2018

PMC : 2Q-2018

EPC ITB : 2Q-2020

EP : 4Q-2021

Construction : 1Q-2023

Completion : 4Q-2026