On August 10, 2026, ADNOC Gas took final investment decisions on Phases 2 and 3 of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) project and awarded engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth $8.2 billion. Wison Engineering received the $3.9 billion Phase 2 contract, and Tecnimont, part of Italy's MAIRE Group, received the $4.3 billion Phase 3 contract. Combined with the $5 billion Phase 1 awarded in 2025, total investment in the RGD program now stands at $13.2 billion, making it the largest capital project in ADNOC Gas' history.
What the Two New Phases Cover
Phase 2 adds a new natural gas processing train at the Habshan complex with a capacity of 670 MMcfd, scheduled for completion in 2029. Phase 3 expands the Ruwais NGL facility with a fifth fractionation unit rated at 23,000 tonnes per day, or about 8 million tonnes per year, due in 2030. The Ruwais scope is detailed and worth noting for equipment suppliers:
- NGL fractionation unit separating ethane, propane, butane, isobutane and pentane from rich gas liquids.
- Treatment and sweetening systems to remove impurities and meet product specifications.
- A regeneration gas treatment unit, propane refrigeration system, ancillary systems and storage facilities.
Following the awards, ADNOC Gas raised its long-term EBITDA growth target to 60 percent by 2030 versus 2023, up from a previous target of more than 40 percent. The company plans to invest roughly $28 billion between 2026 and 2030 across its gas portfolio, which also includes the Ruwais LNG, MERAM and Estidama megaprojects. The UAE's exit from OPEC in May 2026 removes production ceilings and frees up the associated gas volumes the expanded processing system is designed to handle.
Where Process Media Fit in Gas Processing and NGL Fractionation
Every gas processing train repeats the same core purification steps, and each one depends on consumable media and column internals. Raw gas first passes through acid gas removal, where amine absorber and regenerator columns built with high-capacity tower packing strip out CO2 and H2S. The sweetened gas then goes through dehydration beds filled with molecular sieve, which cut water content to a fraction of a ppm so hydrates and ice cannot form in the cryogenic NGL recovery section. The fractionation train itself is a series of distillation columns whose efficiency depends on the packing or trays inside, and demister pads protect compressors and product quality at the top of each column. A 670 MMcfd train plus an 8-million-tonne fractionation unit represent substantial initial fills of adsorbents and packing, followed by scheduled adsorbent replacement over the operating life of the plants.
What This Signals for the Region
The RGD awards land in the middle of a wider Middle East gas build-out. Saudi Arabia is expanding processing around its Jafurah unconventional development, and Qatar continues to tie CCUS to its North Field LNG expansion. ADNOC Gas alone now runs four concurrent megaprojects expected to generate $13.4 billion of in-country value. For buyers specifying adsorbents and column internals on these programs, the qualification bar is consistent: documented crush strength and attrition data for fast-cycling dehydration beds, proven packing hydraulic ratings at Gulf-scale gas rates, and the ability to deliver large, uniform batches on EPC schedules. Projects of this size lock in their media specifications early, during FEED and EPC design, which is when supplier qualification actually happens.
Sources
- Oil & Gas Journal: ADNOC Gas advances its largest-ever gas processing expansion
- WorldOil: ADNOC Gas awards $8.2 billion in contracts for Rich Gas Development
- Offshore Energy: $13.2 billion gas project moves forward with ADNOC's $8.2B EPC awards to Wison and Maire's Tecnimont
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