[Haichuan Overseas Engineering] CPECC kicks off $1 billion EPC project to build off-site facilities at ADNOC’s Southeast Area in Abu Dhabi

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Construction of the EPC project for the off-site facilities in Adnoc’s Southeast region begins by CNPC; Adnoc Onshore, a subsidiary of Adnoc, started the EPC work for these off-site facilities in March 2026, and appointed China Petroleum Engineering Construction Company (CPECC) as the main EPC contractor to build the off-site facilities for the oil fields in Adnoc’s Southeast region. According to sources, the value of the contract awarded to CPECC is estimated to exceed $1 billion. The Southeast oil field complex includes the Asab, Mender, Qusahwira, Sahil, and Shah oil fields, accounting for about one-third of the oil production capacity of Abu Dhabi’s onshore oil companies. The project to develop additional facilities in the Southeast region is a key part of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s contribution to the overall goals of its parent company, Adnoc Group. The group’s goal is to achieve an oil production capacity of 5 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2027 – a plan known as the “Accelerated Integrated Plan 5” (AiP5). Currently, this Abu Dhabi-based energy giant has a spare production capacity of 4.85 million barrels per day. In December 2024, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company awarded CPECC a contract to carry out the EPCm work for the off-site facilities project in the Southeast Area. However, at the end of 2025, the owner canceled the EPCm phase, converted it into an EPC contract, and reassigned CPECC to oversee the project. The basic scope of work for the off-site facilities project in the Southeast Area includes: the connection of pipelines to over 150 wells in the oil fields in this area, the upgrading of remote degassing stations (RDS) and central degassing stations (CDS), the installation of more than 270 kilometers of pipeline systems for oil transportation, as well as the digitization of oil wells to enable remote monitoring and the use of AI-driven telemetry technologies. The off-site facility project is part of the overall AiP5 development project in the Southeast region, which has a total investment of $2 billion to $3 billion, while the on-site facility projects constitute another part of this plan. In December 2024, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company awarded the EPC contract for the on-site facilities project in the Southeast Area (with an estimated value of $1.5 billion) to a consortium formed by CPECC and the Greek-based company Archirodon. The CPECC+Archirodon consortium is currently carrying out this project, with completion of the EPC work for the Southeast Area on-site facilities project scheduled for 2027.