ABU Dhabi National Oil Co and Dolphin Energy have signed a 25-year pipeline deal for Dolphin to lease and operate Adnoc’s Eastern Gas Distribution System in Abu Dhabi emirate.

The EGDS, used to supply gas to Adnoc’s customers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will be leased by Dolphin to deliver the company’s processed gas from Qatar to customers across the UAE, and shortly Oman. The lease agreement replaces a temporary access agreement and interim transportation agreements with Adnoc.
The EGDS lease agreement also specifies a direct swap arrangement in which Dolphin Energy will deliver gas to Adnoc’s customers on behalf of Adnoc, and the Abu Dhabi company will provide gas to Dolphin’s customers on behalf of Dolphin.
The lease agreement was signed by chief executive of Adnoc and secretary general of the Supreme Petroleum Council, Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, and Dolphin Energy chief executive Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, who says: “This lease agreement now enables Dolphin to directly manage every link in its value chain, from gas production offshore Qatar through processing, transport via subsea pipeline and overland distribution.”
The $4.8 billion Dolphin Gas Project, which was officially inaugurated at Ras Laffan, Qatar, last month, includes 24 wells, two production platforms, twin sealines, processing plant, export pipelines and receiving facilities.