Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has announced that one of its key units, AdnocGas has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $8.2 billion for the next phase of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) project at the Habshan complex in the UAE capital.

The awards include a $3.9-billion Phase Two contract to Wison Engineering, a Chinese key provider of EPC services and integrated technology solutions for the energy and chemical industries, and a $4.3 billion Phase Three contract to Tecnimont, a Maire Company and a global contractor for highly complex plants. 

These contracts build on Phase One, announced in June last year, which involves expanding key processing units to increase throughput and improve operational efficiency, across multiple gas assets, said Adnoc Gas, while announcing its Q2 results.

“This is a defining moment for Adnoc,” remarked its CEO Fatema Al Nuaimi. “With the final investment decision and contract awards for the Rich Gas Development Project, we are accelerating one of the world’s largest gas-processing growth programmes while expanding our natural gas processing and export capacity,” she stated.

Phase Two will add a new natural gas processing train at the Habshan facility, expanding Adnoc Gas’ natural gas processing capacity, while Phase Three will boost the natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation train at Ruwais.

Together with the $5 billion committed to Phase One, the new awards bring total investment in the RGD project to $13.2 billion, she noted. 

Adnoc Gas said it was executing one of the largest gas growth programmes in the industry, spanning four megaprojects – Ruwais LNG, Maximising Ethane Recovery and Monetisation (MERAM), RGD and Estidama – which together are expected to generate $13.4 billion in In-Country Value (ICV),. 

The company now expects to invest approximately $28 billion between 2026 and 2030 to deliver this growth ambition, she added.