ADNOC - Bab Gas Cap: Main BGC Plant EPC 1

General Information
Owner Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) ADNOC – Bab Gas Cap Development Programme – Abu Dhabi
Location Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Status --
Sector Gas, Upstream, Gas Extraction
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $2000m
Award Date January 2027
Completion Date December 2029
Last Updated On July 2026
ProjectId (Old, New) 550985, 550985


ADNOC Gas is planning to undertake the construction of a new Bab Gas Cap Main Gas Plant (HABSHAN-6) near the existing HABSHAN Gas Processing Complex in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will hold the majority 60% participating interest in the concession. The remaining stakes will be held by France’s TotalEnergies (10%), the UK’s BP (10%), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) International (8%), Japan Oil Development Company (Jodco) Onshore (5%), China ZhenHua Oil (4%) and Korea GS E&P (3%).

The potential production of 1.5 BCFD of gas and 80 MBD of condensate.

The project's design scope includes the development of gas processing and conditioning units, acid gas recovery units, dehydration units, sulfur recovery units, NGL recovery units, and CO2 capture facilities.

It also includes the construction of injection facilities & associated utilities, along with the design and routing of new product pipelines for the efficient transfer of liquid sulfur to the Habshan Sulfur Granulation Plant.

The US$2000 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of a greenfield gas processing plant (1,855 mmscfd)

2. Construction of a riser tower platform

3. Construction of wellhead towers

4. Laying of new pipelines tie-in to existing pipeline network & CO2 Hub

5. Construction of WWTP and storage Facilities

6. Construction of utilities & offsites

7. Installation of acid gas recovery units

8. Installation of Sour Water Processing (SWS)

9. Installation of sulfur recovery units

10. Installation of NGL recovery units & CO2 capture facilities

11. Construction of brownfield tie-in to the existing HABSHAN complex

Second Section

21 July 2026

The main contract technical bid submission deadline has been further extended from July 17, 2026, to November 16, 2026. (Source: MEED)

30 June 2026

The main contract tender was issued on June 25, 2026, and the technical bid submission deadline is due on July 17, 2026. (Source: MEED)

12 June 2026

The main contract tender is expected to be issued soon. (Source: MEED)

24 April 2026

The contractors expressed the interest formed the following teams to compete in the main contract tendering round are as follows: Larsen & Toubro, Samsung E&A, Saipem, NMDC Energy, Technip Energies, JGC Corporation, Sinopec, Tecnimont, China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC), and the main contract tender is yet to be issued on the project. (Source: MEED)

24 February 2026

The contractors have submitted their expression of interest (EoI) on the project. (Source: MEED)

22 February 2026

An expression of interest (EoI) was issued, and the deadline for submission of documents was February 20, 2026. (Source: MEED)

21 October 2025

Worley Engineering Company is working as a Feed consultant and the FEED works are ongoing on the project.