Abu Dhabi’s gas strategy hits its stride
Rising oil and gas prices and Europe’s pivot away from Russian imports add impetus to state-owned Adnoc’s gas development drive
European leaders scrambling to Abu Dhabi in March to seek options for the potential replacement of Russian oil and gas imports must have provided further validation to NOC Adnoc that its roadmap to greater gas, as well as its traditional oil, output is well-judged. Flush also with the financial rewards of spiking prices, Adnoc resumed contracting for its flagship upstream development project—tapping ultra-sour reserves in the emirate’s northwest offshore. Midstream, international engineering giants pitched to design a new LNG export terminal planned for the UAE’s east coast. And further down the value chain, a foreign partner signed to a project at the Ruwais downstream hub converting gas to

Also in this section
13 March 2025
Gas will become a more important part of the energy mix longer-term raising the alarm for much-need investment as supply struggles to keep up with demand
13 March 2025
The spectre of Saudi Arabia’s 2020 market share strategy haunts a suffering OPEC+ as Trump upends the energy world
12 March 2025
Petronas-Eni eyes joint venture to prioritise key gas developments, with huge opportunities for growth in Indonesia and a steady Malaysia portfolio
12 March 2025
Bearish market sentiment and bullish long-term outlook for oil and gas consumption prevails at CERAWeek