ADNOC Gas continues to consolidate its role as a leading participant in the liquefied natural gas sector. Moreover, the company’s accelerated delivery of strategic programmes and projects follows an integrated approach to enhance operational readiness and ensure long-term sustainability amid rapid global shifts in energy supply and demand.
The Ruwais LNG project exemplifies this strategy. With a production capacity of 9.6 million tonnes per annum, construction is advancing ahead of schedule, opening the possibility of bringing forward commercial operations currently planned for the second half of 2028. Once operational, the project will raise the UAE’s total LNG production capacity to approximately 15 million tonnes per annum.
Investment and Market Position
ADNOC Gas confirmed it will acquire ADNOC’s stake in the Ruwais project upon completion at an estimated cost of US$5 billion. Additionally, the company has secured long-term sales and purchase agreements covering over 8 million tonnes per annum, allocating 80 percent of production to long-term contracts while marketing the remainder on the spot market. Therefore, this approach is expected to generate stable value during the initial operational phase, although global market conditions remain subject to change.
The Das Island LNG facility, with nearly five decades of operation and a capacity of around 6 million tonnes per annum, recently completed a comprehensive upgrade programme, including expanded loading jetties to accommodate larger vessels. The next phase will focus on refurbishing trains one and two to maintain operational reliability. However, ADNOC Gas clarified that no capacity expansion is planned at present, reflecting evolving global market conditions. The company is monitoring global demand trends, including growth linked to artificial intelligence data centres, to guide future decisions on domestic consumption and exports.
Strategic Growth and Capacity Expansion
To address anticipated increases in global LNG supply during the second half of the year, ADNOC Gas has secured several long-term contracts, particularly with Asian customers. Moreover, agreements signed over the past three years, ranging from 0.4 to 1.2 million tonnes annually under contracts up to 14 years, have expanded the company’s customer base and reinforced its position as a reliable supplier of lower-emissions LNG to high-growth Asian markets.
ADNOC Gas is also preparing a final investment decision on the second phase of the Rich Gas Development project. The first phase, approved in June 2025, remains on schedule to add 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of processing capacity by 2027. This phase includes a programme to debottleneck four key facilities: Asab, Buhasa, Habshan, and Das Island. The second phase will introduce Train 5 at Ruwais to produce liquefied petroleum gas, condensate, and naphtha, while the third phase will add a new gas processing train at Habshan.
Overall, ADNOC Gas’s phased growth strategy prioritises maximising existing capacity, resolving operational constraints, and expanding selectively through new units to optimise asset utilisation.
