In a joint statement released on Wednesday, ADNOC and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) announced the award of a “strategic investment project”, with an estimated value of up to $2.4 billion (AED 8.8 billion), to provide a sustainable water supply for ADNOC. ground operations
The project will develop a “world-class” centralized seawater treatment facility and transportation network for operations at the Bab and Bu Hasa fields in Abu Dhabi, the statement revealed, adding that this project it will replace current water systems from deep aquifers and high salinity. in the fields, “thereby reducing energy consumption related to water injection by up to 30 percent.”
The project will deliver more than 110 million imperial gallons per day of nanofiltered seawater through 75 kilometers of conveyance and more than 230 kilometers of distribution pipelines and two pumping stations, according to the release. It will be connected to the grid and receive 100 percent of its power from clean energy sources, the statement said.
ADNOC and TAQA will each hold a 25.5% stake in a “project company” and the remaining 49% has been awarded to a consortium comprising Orascom Construction and Metito, the statement said. The consortium will arrange project financing for the construction phase and develop the project under a build, own, operate and transfer model, and the entire project will be returned to ADNOC after 30 years of operation, the statement said.
“We are delighted to partner with TAQA and other industry leaders on this strategic project that will reduce our environmental footprint and unlock significant value as we continue to decarbonise and future-proof our operations,” said Abdulmunim Al Kindy, ADNOC’s Upstream Executive Director, in a company statement.
“The project will improve our land energy efficiency by replacing less efficient deep aquifer and high salinity water systems with a centralized seawater treatment facility and transportation network,” he added.
“With a substantial portion of the project’s value returning to the UAE economy, this historic initiative will further stimulate economic and industrial growth and create business opportunities for the private sector, in line with the wise leadership of the United Arab Emirates,” he continued.
Jasim Husain Thabet, CEO and Group Managing Director of TAQA said: “As a champion of low carbon energy and water, TAQA is pleased to once again partner with ADNOC, this time to advance the UAE’s sustainability goals by providing treated seawater for ADNOC’s onshore operations.” .
“As a large utility, TAQA is particularly committed to partnerships like this that use our expertise to help advance environmental stewardship while maintaining water security and supporting economic growth,” Thabet added.
Competitive process
In March 2021, ADNOC announced the launch of a competitive process to seek and select a developer, or consortium of developers, to own an interest in a special vehicle to participate in the development of a transmission and treatment pipeline project of large-scale seawater in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ADNOC noted at the time that the project would replace the current aquifer water injection systems used to maintain reservoir pressure at all of Abu Dhabi’s onshore oil fields.
It also said in 2021 that the project will include the development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of two stand-alone seawater nanofiltration plants with a combined treatment capacity of approximately 210 million imperial gallons per day, along with with pumping stations and transmission pipelines to transport the treated water to onshore oil fields.
green theme
Earlier this month, ADNOC announced the launch of a global competition “to find innovations that will reshape the global energy landscape”, dubbed the Decarbonisation Technology Challenge.
The challenge, which is supported by Amazon Web Services, BP, Hub71 and the Net Zero Technology Center, supports ADNOC’s strategy of convening cross-sector partners to find new and meaningful solutions to accelerate a responsible energy transition, according to a statement published on its website.
Also in May, ADNOC announced an agreement with Baker Hughes to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology solutions for green and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as graphene. The deal followed a strategic technology collaboration agreement signed between the two companies in November 2022, ADNOC noted.
During the same month, ADNOC revealed that its “world-class” low-carbon LNG growth project will go ahead in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi. Through its planned LNG growth project, ADNOC said it intends to double its LNG production capacity to meet increasing global demand for natural gas.
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