ADNOC to invest in smart well connection at Bu Hasa

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced plans to invest up to $318mn to connect newly drilled smart wells to the main production facilities at Bu Hasa, which will sustain production capacity of 650,000 b/d at what is ADNOC’s largest onshore asset.  

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract has been awarded in two packages, one to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering and the second to Robt Stone. The duration of the contracts is three years, with the option of a two-year extension.

Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, ADNOC Upstream Executive Director, comments: ‘This EPC award demonstrates how ADNOC is leveraging advanced technologies, such as smart wells with state-of-the-art remote capabilities, to drive higher performance from our assets and resources, and to generate additional value. The award underpins our strategic objectives to expand production capacity and create a more profitable upstream business with over half of the contract value flowing back into the UAE’s economy, supporting local businesses and stimulating economic growth.’

The EPC contract will see up to 260 conventional and non-conventional smart wells installed, which enable remote operations. The installed tie-ins will be different from traditional tie-ins previously used by ADNOC, as the contractors will procure all required equipment on an upfront basis allowing for faster construction and well hand-over.

In 2018, ADNOC awarded a contract for the Bu Hasa Integrated Field Development Project (BUIFDP) to increase production capacity to 650,000 b/d and sustain long-term production as part of its strategy to expand the company’s crude oil production capacity to 5mn b/d by 2030.

Bu Hasa facilities
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