KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Sapura Energy Bhd has secured its first contract in Abu Dhabi via its partnership with Petrofac Emirates LLC, from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), for the Dalma Gas Development Project.

"The scope of works to be performed by Sapura Energy and Petrofac Emirates LLC (Petrofac) under the contract includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of all offshore facilities, several wellhead platforms, one hundred and eighty nine kilometres (189km) of subsea pipelines, cables and umbilical forming the Dalma Gas Development Project," Sapura Energy said in a statement today.

While it did not reveal the value of the contract, the company said that the job will take about 30 months to complete.

“We are committed to delivering the Dalma Gas Development Project with our hallmark technical capabilities in offshore engineering and construction,” said Sapura Energy president and group CEO, Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin. “Our priority is to support ADNOC in unlocking value from their asset,” he added.

According to Sapura Energy, the Dalma Gas Development Project is a key part of the Ghasha ultra-sour gas concession, which is central to ADNOC’s strategic objective of enabling gas self-sufficiency for the United Arab Emirates.

“We are proud to be working with Petrofac on this major project and will continue to strengthen the relationship between our two companies,” Shahril added.