Adnoc set to weigh up trio for Hail & Ghasha

摘要

AT least three leading international engineering contractors are battling it out for a revised front-end engineering and design contract from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) for the giant Hail & Ghasha offshore sour gas development. Two people with direct knowledge of the tender process told Upstream that WorleyParsons, Fluor and Technip Energies are in the frame for a coveted re-FEED project. "This trio recently submitted bids to Adnoc," one person confirmed. Wood and KBR were also said to be among the early contenders for the engineering contract, but are unlikely to be in the final fray, another person said. The much-delayed Hail & Ghasha scheme is the largest sour gas project being carried out in the Middle East this year and its cost was initially pegged at upwards of $20 billion. However, Adnoc's optimisation exercises mean the cost is expected to be lower, Upstream understands.