Adnoc - Shah sour gas development

Project name:  Adnoc - Onshore Shah Sour Gas    Field Development - (Overview)
Name of client:  Adnoc - Abu Dhabi National Oil    Company
Budget:   $12 billion
Main contractor: Al Jaber Group, Punj Lloyd,    Samsung Engineering, Saipem
Facility type:  Acid Gas
Status:   EPC
PMC:  Fluor
Location: Shah Field

Project status
Abu Dhabi Naitonal Oil Company (Adnoc) has moved ahead with developing sour gas as high oil prices have made the project commercially viable and domestic gas demand has jumped in recent years. On November 1, 2010, Adnoc shortlisted ExxonMobil, Shell and Occidental Petroleum for the developer BOO contract.

Project scope
The Onshore Shah Sour Gas Filed Development has been divided into 10 packages.

Project structure
Adnoc will form a joint venture company with an IOC for the Shah sour gas field development. Shareholdings will be Adnoc 60 per cent and IOC 40 per cent.

Schedules for this project
June 2007 Adnoc split Shah and Bab sour gas    field as two projects
30 August 2007 Revised bids due
September 2007 Revised bids received
October 2007 Selection of foreign partner
Q1-2009  Feed
Q2-2009  EPC ITB
Q3-2009  PMC ITB
Q2-2010  PMC
Q1-2010  EPC