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Media IN Abu Dhabi: 27th-06-2019
Adnoc’s “Umm Al Lulu”, one of the largest offshore gas processing platforms in the world, was inaugurated on Wednesday by Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The new platform was built in the UAE for Adnoc by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a unit of Senaat General Holding Corporation.
Weighing 32,000 metric tonnes (MT), the ULGTP was made under an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract awarded by Adnoc to NPCC in consortium with TechnipFMC, for the Umm Lulu Package 2 Full Field Development.
The project was implemented with the support of more than 35 specialised engineering studios and more than 500 suppliers.
After being inaugurated, the Umm Al Lulu platform was moved to Umm Al Lulu field, where the NPCC will be in charge of its operation and installing the second platform using floating method.The new platform, which will focus on dehydration and pressure of natural gas as well as desalination, forms a major part of Adnoc ’s Umm Lulu field.
The field will have an oil production capacity of more than 100,000 barrels per day in 2020, supporting ADNOC’s strategy of increasing it production capacity from 3 to 5 million bpd by 2030.
The UAE-made platform is considered one of the largest marine platforms for oil extraction around the world, with a weight of 31.400 and was manufactured in about five years.
The platform will help meet the growing global demand for energy. This achievement further underscores Adnoc ’s pivotal role in enhancing local added value and its significant contribution to economic diversification.
