Petrofac JV secures engineering and construction contract to develop Bab Field in UAE

UK-based Petrofac has announced that its joint venture (JV) with Mubadala Petroleum, Petrofac Emirates, has secured an onshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth $500m from Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO).

As part of the deal, Petrofac Emirates will expand the compression facilities at the Bab Field, which is located 150km south-west of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Petrofac Emirates will carry out modification activities at three existing compressor stations and install a new fourth facility.

Petrofac will also work on 27 well head facilities, associated gas pipelines, direct gathering manifold and modifications at remote manifold stations.

The project, which will be carried out in a phased manner, is expected to be completed in around 30 months.

Petrofac onshore engineering and construction business managing director, Subramanian Sarma, said that the company secured the project in a competitive bidding process.

"To extend our portfolio with ADCO, who are a very important customer for us, is particularly pleasing and continues to reinforce our position in the Middle East," Sarma added.

Petrofac Emirates has also secured another contract worth $187m from ADCO to develop the Bab Habshan-1 project.

As part of the deal, the company will work on water injection clusters, oil production wells and water injection wells.

In addition, the company will work on associated electrical and instrumentation facilities, pipelines, overhead power transmission lines and modifications at remote degassing stations.

Sarma noted that the company won the contract based on its work on the Asab development, which belongs to ADCO.

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Image: Petrofac Emirates will carry out modification activities at three existing compressor stations at Bab Field in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: courtesy of Stephen Craven.