UAE Approves Final Investment Decision for Ruwais Diyab Gas Project

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 2, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of the UAE made the final investment decision (FID) for the Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas development project during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2026). The project is planned to commence production in 2029, with a target raw gas production rate of 345 million standard cubic feet per day, a design production period of 25 years, and the potential to expand daily production to 1 billion standard cubic feet in the future.

The project is ADNOC's first large-scale unconventional gas development project. Under the approved development plan, the project will build gas processing facilities on site to process the extracted raw gas and connect to the UAE national gas network through newly built gas pipeline infrastructure, supplying gas to domestic industrial and other gas users while supporting the company's liquefied natural gas export business.

The project is implemented by ADNOC Onshore, a subsidiary of ADNOC, using a design-build-operate (DBO) model. Prior to the final investment decision, ADNOC Onshore completed a series of technical studies, field tests, and subsurface geological analyses. The development plan will employ AI-assisted drilling and completion technologies, combined with unconventional gas reservoir development techniques for wellsite operations.

ADNOC plans to commence gas production from the project in 2029. According to the published development targets, the project will maintain a raw gas supply capacity of 345 million standard cubic feet per day over the 25-year production period.