據美國鉆井網站2022年9月6日報道，阿布扎比國家石油公司（ADNOC）日前授出了一份價值5.48億美元的合同，在位于阿布扎比海上的下扎庫姆油田修建一條新的重要天然氣管道。 

這份合同將使下扎庫姆油田的天然氣日產量從4.3億標準立方英尺增加到7億標準立方英尺，這將幫助ADNOC實現阿拉伯聯合酋長國天然氣自給自足的計劃，并滿足全球日益增長的能源需求。  

經過競爭性招標程序，ADNOC海上公司將工程、采購和建設（EPC）合同授予了阿聯酋國家石油建設公司（NPCC）。根據ADNOC的國內價值項目，超過75%的授予價值將回流到阿聯酋經濟中，承包商將為阿聯酋國民創造就業機會，為他們提供執行工程總承包合同的實際機會。 

到2025年前，下扎庫姆油田的石油日生產能力將增加到45萬桶，新建的天然氣管道將滿足該油田增加的伴生氣產量。

ADNOC上游執行董事Yaser Saeed Almazrouei說：“由于我們提高了下扎庫姆油田的產能，這份合同將使我們能夠生產更多的天然氣。這將支持我們的綜合天然氣總體規劃，推動有競爭力的天然氣回收，使阿聯酋的天然氣自給自足和工業增長，同時也有助于滿足全球日益增長的能源需求。根據阿聯酋領導人指示，這個項目將進一步刺激經濟增長，并為私營部門創造機會。 

這個項目將于2025年完成，并將建設一條新的海底輸氣管道，從扎庫姆西超級綜合體到達斯島，全長85公里。它還包括在超級綜合體建造、安裝和測試一個新平臺，以及達斯島的一個新的天然氣接收設施。

ADNOC海上首席執行官Ahmad Saqer Al Suwaidi表示：“下扎庫姆油田是ADNOC和阿聯酋的戰略資產，我們將與我們的國際伙伴合作，按照ADNOC的2030年理性增長戰略，繼續負責任地釋放和最大化下扎庫姆油田的價值。這份合同是下扎庫姆油田長期發展計劃的重要組成部分，將有助于加強ADNOC作為全球客戶領先的低成本和低碳能源供應商的地位。”  

ADNOC的天然氣總體規劃將天然氣價值鏈的每個部分連接起來，進一步開發阿布扎比豐富的天然氣儲量，實現國內天然氣自給自足、工業增長和多樣化，并滿足全球日益增長的天然氣需求。由于天然氣燃燒的碳強度明顯低于煤炭， 天然氣作為原料和燃料在能源轉型中扮演著越來越重要的角色。  

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

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ADNOC Investing $548 Million In Lower Zakum Production Increase

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a $548 million contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi.

The award will increase the Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity from 430 million to 700 million standard cubic feet per day, supporting ADNOC’s plans to enable gas self-sufficiency for the United Arab Emirates and cater to increasing global energy demand.

The Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contract was awarded by ADNOC Offshore to National Petroleum Construction Company after a competitive tender process. Over 75 percent of the award value will flow back into the UAE economy under ADNOC's In-Country Value program and job opportunities will be created for UAE Nationals by the contractor, providing them practical exposure to executing EPC contracts.

The new pipeline will cater to the increased volume of associated gas produced by the Lower Zakum field as the field’s oil production capacity increases to 450,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.

“This contract award will enable us to produce more gas as we increase production capacity from the Lower Zakum field. This will support our integrated gas masterplan which is driving competitive gas recovery to enable gas self-sufficiency for the UAE and industrial growth, while also helping to meet the increasing global demand for energy. With over 75 percent in-country value resulting from the award, the project will further stimulate economic growth and create opportunities for the private sector, in line with the UAE Leadership’s wise directives,” Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, ADNOC Upstream Executive Director, said.

The project will be completed in 2025 and it will see the construction of a new subsea pipeline that will run 85 kilometers from Zakum West Super Complex to Das Island. It also includes provisions to construct, install and test a new platform at the super complex as well as a new gas receiving facility at Das Island.

“Lower Zakum is a strategic asset for ADNOC and the UAE and working with our international partners, we will continue to responsibly unlock and maximize value from the field in line with ADNOC’s 2030 smart growth strategy. This award is an important part of the long-term development plan for the field and will help strengthen ADNOC’s position as a leading low-cost and low-carbon provider of energy for customers around the world,” Ahmad Saqer Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Offshore CEO, said.

ADNOC’s gas masterplan links every part of the gas value chain to further unlock Abu Dhabi’s abundant gas reserves enabling domestic gas self-sufficiency, industrial growth, and diversification, as well as meeting growing global gas demand. Natural gas is playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition as both a feedstock and a fuel as it burns with significantly lower-carbon intensity than coal.