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14 April 2025

Offshore Package I and Onshore Package II: Cactus General Transport is working as the equipment mobilization sub-contractor and 15 percent of mobilization works have been completed on the project.

23 March 2025

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Package 1: Target Engineering Company has is working as the civil and MEI sub-contractor & the construction works are ongoing on the project.

05 March 2025

Onshore Package II: The construction works are ongoing on the project and are expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2028.

26 December 2024

Onshore Package: Offshore Package: Construction works are ongoing on the project and are expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

04 October 2024

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Onshore Package: Dome International is awarded to design, supply and install Solar PV plant for Camps and TCF. The total capacity is 2MW.

14 August 2024

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Package: Penspen is working as the front end engineering design consultant for this project.

06 August 2024

Onshore Package: Maire Tecnimont has appointed Emarat Al Oula Industries (EAI) Company (Ali & Sons) for supply subcontract of 1.4 million inch-dia piping works with an contract value of US$70.7 million.

23 July 2024

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Package: Al Jaber Energy Services has been appointed as the civil and MEI sub-contractor worth US$280 million for the project. (Source: MEED)

26 June 2024

Onshore Package: Maire Tecnimont has announced that it has appointed NextChem as the technology design integrator consultant with an value of US$60m. (Source: MEED)

13 February 2024

Onshore Package: Engineering works are ongoing on the project and subcontractor has not yet appointed.

01 February 2024

Offshore Package: Construction works are ongoing on the project and subcontractor has not yet appointed.

21 December 2023

Construction works have commenced for the Offshore package and completed for Reclamation Package.

07 November 2023

Reclamation Package: Finishing works are ongoing on the project as per the schedule.

27 October 2023

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) has been awarded as the supply contractor for the project. (Source: MEED)

16 October 2023

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Onshore Package: Tecnimont has been awarded as the main contractor. Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Package: Saipem and National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) has been awarded as the main contractor. Construction works are expected to commence Q1 2024.

29 August 2023

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Onshore Package: Early Development Works: Tecnimont is the front-runner for the project. Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Package: Early Development: Saipem, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) are the front-runner for the project. (Source: MEED)

31 July 2023

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Onshore Package: Early Development Works: The EOIs has been submitted. The following companies are participating : L&T, Tecnimont, Samsung Engineering, Technip Energies.

24 July 2023

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Offshore Pkg: Early Development: The EOIs has been submitted. The following companies are participating : Saipem, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company (CPECC). The main contract tender is yet to be issued.

17 July 2023

Construction works on the Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Reclamation Works project are progressed up to 90 per cent and the project is expected to be completed by October 2023.

23 May 2023

ADNOC - Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Onshore Package and Offshore Package: EoI documents submission date was extended to May 19, 2023. The firms have submitted EoIs.

26 April 2023

Detailed engineering works are ongoing on the Offshore Pkg: Early Development project.

19 January 2023

Onshore Package: Early Development - The client has signed pre-construction service agreements (PCSAs) with Technip Energies, Samsung Engineering and Tecnimont at a contract value of around US$80 million to commence initial detailed engineering works, the early procurement for long-lead items required for the project and also includes preparation of an open book cost estimate of the project which will be reviewed while making the final investment decision (FID). Offshore Package: Early Development- The client has signed pre-construction service agreements (PCSAs) with Saipem, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company (CPECC) to commence detailed engineering works, and the early procurement for long-lead items required for the project. (Source: MEED)

13 January 2023

Offshore & Onshore Package: The client is in the process of signing pre-construction service agreements (PCSA) with the shortlisted bidder companies. The scope of the agreement includes the starting of detailed engineering works and also early procurement for long-lead items required for the project. The value for the agreement is estimated to be around US$100 million & US$150 million respectively. (Source: MEED)

01 November 2022

Offshore & Onshore package: The FEED works are still ongoing on the project however the timeframe for completion is currently unknown.

26 September 2022

Offshore package: The main contract bids have been submitted by the consortium of Saipem, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company (CPECC). Onshore package: The main contract bids have been submitted by the consortium of Samsung Engineering, Technip Energies and Tecnimont.

19 September 2022

The bid submission date for the EPC works is on September 26, 2022. The early engagement process with the considered contractors has been started by the client and the FEED work is ongoing simultaneously. (Source: MEED)

08 September 2022

The client has considered a consortium of Saipem, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company (CPECC) for the onshore works and a consortium of Technip Energies, Samsung Engineering and Tecnimont for the offshore works on the project. There is no formal agreement or contract signed with any contractor. The project EPC contract is likely to be awarded in June 2023 and currently the feed work is ongoing on the project.

28 July 2022

The client has awarded the integrated drilling services & fluids and the contract for the provision of four island drilling units to Adnoc Drilling at a value of $1.3 billion and $711 million respectively for a contract duration of 10 years. The contract to provide offshore logistics and marine support services for the project has been awarded to Adnoc Logistics & Services at a value of $681 million. (Source: MEED)

24 June 2022

The bid process is still at an initial stage, some of those expected to show initial interest include Italy’s Saipem and Tecnimont, Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T), McDermott International of the US, Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas, UK’s Petrofac, China’s China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), South Korean giants Samsung E&C and Hyundai E&C, Greek player Archirodon and China’s Sinopec.

16 May 2022

The companies have not yet been PQ shortlisted for the packages 1, 2 and 3.

14 March 2022

The PQ submission deadline for packages 1, 2, 3, and 4 has been extended till March 21, 2022. Amongst others, Target Engineering and Al Asab Est are likely to submit the PQ documents.

09 March 2022

The scope of Package 4 is merged with package 3.

07 March 2022

ADNOC has issued expressions of interest (EoI) to contractors for participation in the EPC tendering phase for Package 1,2,3 & 4. Contractors to submit general documents for the EoI process by March 6, 2022, and detailed information by March 14, 2022. Simultaneously, Feed is progressing and expected to be completed by the end of the year.

22 December 2021

The main contract tender have been cancelled for Package 1 2 3 and 4 due to the ongoing optimization process.

22 November 2021

Technip Energies has been awarded the contract for the revised front-end engineering and design (feed) works for Package- 1,2,3 & 4 and final finishing works are progressing on package 5.

27 October 2021

The submission of commercial bids for Feed tender for Package- 1,2,3 & 4 has taken place on October 23, 2021. Flour Corporation, Technip Energies and Worley have submitted the commercial bids. (Source: MEED)

06 October 2021

The submission of technical bids for Feed tender for Package- 1,2,3 & 4 has taken place on October 4, 2021. (Source: MEED)

27 September 2021

The technical bid submission date for Feed tender for Package- 1,2,3 & 4 has been further extended to October 4, 2021. Flour Corporation, Technip Energies and Worley are likely to submit the technical bids. (Source: MEED)

18 August 2021

The tender for Feed works has been re-issued for Package- 1,2,3 & 4 and the technical bid submission date for the revised feed tender is due on September 23, 2021. FEED optimization is being carried out by KBR and the client company, ADNOC has asked all the previous main contract bidders to extend the bid validity for one year.

27 July 2021

Construction works are ongoing as per schedule on Reclamation Package and it is expected to be completed by 2022.

16 June 2021

ADNOC is in the process of re-designing the project for FEED optimization with revised scope. Once the final designs are drafted and approved by ADNOC, the tender process would be either continued or re-initiate. Currently, it is unknown that the client will reissue the tender or request the existing tender participant companies to resubmit new bids with respect to the revised scope at this moment

02 May 2021

The main contract for packages 1, 2, 3 & 4 are yet to be awarded by the client company and the market sources indicate that the client company ADNOC is likely to re-initiate the FEED works as the bids submitted are expensive.

05 April 2021

The bids are still under evaluation for packages 1,2,3,4 and the main contract is yet to be awarded

25 March 2021

Construction works are ongoing on the reclamation package and expected to complete by 2022.

28 February 2021

The commercial bid submission has taken place for Packages-1, 2, 3 & 4 and currently, the bids are under evaluation. (Source: MEED)

18 February 2021

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to February 24, 2021, for Packages-1, 2, 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

25 January 2021

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to February 17, 2021, for Packages-1, 2, 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

07 January 2021

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to January 24, 2021, for Package-1, 2, 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

09 December 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to January 10, 2021 for Package-1, 2, 3 & 4.

07 December 2020

The commercial bid submission is due on December 10, 2020 for Package-1, 2, 3 & 4 and it is expected to be further extended.

19 November 2020

Construction works have progressed up to 35 per cent on Reclamation Package and expected to be completed by 2022 and works are ongoing on Package 5 with completion scheduled by May 2021.

26 October 2020

The firms are in the process of preparing the commercial bid submission for all the packages which is due on December 6, 2020.

30 September 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to December 6, 2020 for Package-1, 2, 3 & 4.

16 September 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further delayed until November 2020 due to adverse market conditions and the client has begun a series of meetings with contractors to discuss scope of work and other aspects related to the project. (Source: MEED)

16 July 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to November 2, 2020 on Packages-1, 2, 3& 4.

15 May 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to July 30, 2020 on package-1, 2, 3 & 4.

20 April 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to May 31, 2020 on package-1, 2, 3 & 4.

30 March 2020

The commercial bid submission date has been further extended to April 22, 2020 on Package-1, 2 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

13 March 2020

The commercial bid submission is due on March 29, 2020, for packages 1, 2, 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

25 February 2020

Al Jaber Group has been appointed as the main contractor on package-5.

05 February 2020

The technical evaluation is underway on the four packages and the commercial bids are yet to be submitted.

21 January 2020

The bid submission has taken place on November 20, 2019 and Al Asab Est, Al Jaber Engineering, Tristar Engineering, Saif Bin Darwish Engineering, National Holding has submitted the commercial bids with the main contract expected to be awarded by the end of February 2020.

06 January 2020

The technical evaluation is underway on all the four packages and the commercial submission date is yet to be issued. (Source: MEED)

24 December 2019

The PMC agreement has been signed with KBR, SNC Lavalin and TechnipFMC with the contract value of US$350 million and in the ratio of 50:30:20 per cent respectively. (Source: MEED)

05 December 2019

The JV of Saipem and NPCC, JV McDermott International and Tecnicas Reunidas, JV of Archirodon and Sinopec Engineering, Petrofac have submitted the technical bids for the package-I, Tecnimont, JV of Petrofac and Samsung Engineering, Hyundai E&C, JV of CPECC and Saipem, Archirodon have submitted the technical bids for the package-II, Tecnimont, JV of Petrofac and Samsung Engineering, JV of Archirodon, Sinopec and CCC, Dodsal, have submitted the technical bids for package-III, the JV of Tecnimont and L&T, JV of Petrofac and Samsung Engineering, JV of Tecnicas Reunidas and McDermott International, JV of CPECC and Saipem has submitted the technical bids.

04 December 2019

The commercial bids are due to be submitted in January 2020 for the package-1, 2 3 & 4 and the contract is expected to be awarded by the end of first quarter of 2020. (Source: MEED)

02 December 2019

The technical bid submission has taken place on package-1 and Saipem has submitted the bids amongst the few other companies.

18 November 2019

Maire Tecnimont among others have submitted bid for package 3.

12 November 2019

The technical bid submission has taken place and Petrofac, Archirodon has submitted the bids on package-2. Petrofac, Archirodon, Dodsal has submitted the bids on package-3 and Petrofac has submitted the bids on package-4 amongst the few other bidders.

08 November 2019

The technical bid submission date has been further extended to November 25, 2019 on Package-1 and November 11, 2019, on Package-2, 3 & 4. (Source: MEED)

31 October 2019

The technical bid submission date has been further extended to the November 7 on Package-1 and mid of November 2019 on Package- 3 & 4.

29 October 2019

The technical bid submission date has been further extended to November 7, 2019 on Package-2 and October 31, 2019 on Package-3 & 4.

03 October 2019

The technical bid submission date has been further extended to October 30, 2019 on Package-1 & 2.

25 September 2019

The technical bid submission date has been further extended to October 13, 2019 on Package-3 & 4.

17 September 2019

The technical bid submission has been extended to September 23, 2019 for package-3 & 4 and October 2, 2019 for package-1.

28 August 2019

The technical bid submission date for package-4 is on September 9, 2019.

26 August 2019

The technical bid submission date for package 1 & 3 is due on September 18, 2019 and September 9, 2019 respectively. The technical bid submission date for package 2 is September 26, 2019. (Source: MEED)

07 August 2019

ITB has been issued and the following companies have been pre-qualified: Fluor (USA), TechnipFMC (France), Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea), Maire Tecnimont (Italy), Samsung Engineering (South Korea), Petrofac (UK), Saipem (Italy), Daewoo Engineering and Construction (South Korea), Tecnicas Reunidas (Spain), JGC Corporation (Japan), Hyundai Engineering Company (South Korea), Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (South Korea), GS Engineering and Construction (South Korea), SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea), McDermott International (US), China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (China), Consolidated Contracting Engineering and Procurement Company – SAL offshore, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC – UAE), Subsea7 (UK), Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (India), Archirodon (Greece), China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company (China), Essar Projects (India), ENPPI (Egypt), Sinopec Engineering (China) and Siirtec Nigi (Italy). It is expected to be issued by mid-August 2019 for package 2. (Source: MEED)

16 July 2019

ITB for the project has been issued for Package III and IV. The last date for technical bid submission is August 18, 2019 and for commercial submission, it is likely to be in October 2019. The following companies have been pre-qualified: Fluor (USA), TechnipFMC (France), Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea), Maire Tecnimont (Italy), Samsung Engineering (South Korea), Petrofac (UK), Saipem (Italy), Daewoo Engineering and Construction (South Korea), Tecnicas Reunidas (Spain), JGC Corporation (Japan), Hyundai Engineering Company (South Korea), Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (South Korea), G S Engineering and Construction (South Korea), SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea), McDermott International (US), China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (China), Consolidated Contracting Engineering and Procurement Company – SAL offshore, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC – UAE), Subsea7 (UK), Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (India), Archirodon (Greece), China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company (China), Essar Projects (India), ENPPI (Egypt), Sinopec Engineering (China) and Siirtec Nigi (Italy).

16 May 2019

ADNOC has formally asked pre-qualified contractors for Hail and Ghasha to form JVs or consortium between themselves for packages 1 and 4. The ITB for the four packages in expected to be issued by August 2019. (Source: MEED)

04 April 2019

The ITB for the project is expected to be issued in May 2019 and the EPC contract would be awarded in Q3 2019. (Source: MEED)

07 February 2019

Adnoc – Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Reclamation Works – Abu Dhabi: National Marine Dredging Company has been appointed as the main contractor with a contract value of US$1,360 million. The project is scheduled to be completed by April 2022.

11 January 2019

The bid evaluation is underway for Reclamation Package . (Source: MEED)

07 January 2019

FEED activities on the project.

24 December 2018

Adnoc awards OMV 5 percent stake in Ghasha gas concession.

28 November 2018

Adnoc sells 10 percent stake to Germany's Wintershall Holding.

14 November 2018

Adnoc will retain 60 percent stake of sour gas fields and 25 percent stake will be with Eni and for rest 15 percent Adnoc is looking for foreign potential partners. (Source: MEED)

06 November 2018

The Feed is underway on Packages 1, 2, 3, 4, ITB is yet to be issued.

30 October 2018

Adnoc - Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development: Reclamation Package: The project is expected to be awarded by January 2019. The construction is expected to start by May 2019 and is expected to be complete within 36 months and the facilities shall be constructed within 40 months and the overall completion is expected by Q3 2023. (Source: MEED)

16 October 2018

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development : Reclamation Package : The following company have submitted technical bids for the project: Besix The exact number of companies participating in the tender is not known at this juncture. We are trying to find the other bidders. Once we obtain the required information, we will list it to the profile

28 August 2018

Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development : Reclamation Package : The technical bid submission has been extended to September 9, 2018.

13 July 2018

Adnoc - Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development : Reclamation Package The technical bid submission is expected on August 26, 2018. The following companies among others are pre-qualified and are likely to bid for the project. Archirodon, Besix, China Harbour Engineering Company, Hyundai E&C, Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering Group, National Marine Dredging Company, Jan De Nul, Royal Boskalis Westminster, Van Oord

13 June 2018

FEED along with geophysical and geotechnical activities are underway.

06 June 2018

The ITB for the project is expected in Q2 2019 following the completion of FEED. The technical bid submission is expected in Q3 2019 and award in Q4 2019. (Source: MEED)

27 May 2018

Adnoc - Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas Development : Reclamation Package The main contract tender has been issued and the last date for bid submission is July 12, 2018. The following companies among others are pre-qualified and are likely to bid for the project. Archirodon, BAM International, Besix, Hyundai E&C, Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering Group, National Marine Dredging Company, Jan De Nul, Royal Boskalis Westminster, Van Oord

17 April 2018

The feed is ongoing on the project.

10 April 2018

Eight companies were prequalified to bid for the dredging and rockwork contract.

19 January 2018

Artelia has appointed Fugro to carry out the geophysical and geotechnical surveys. Fugro is currently carrying out surveys in Hail field with its survey vessels and geotechnical and crew accommodation work in Ghasha field. (Source: MEED)

01 January 2018

ADNOC awarded FEED contract to Bechtel Corporation. Fugro commenced geophysical and geotechnical surveys.

15 November 2017

The bids for FEED has been submitted by following companies for the project. Technip ,Flour Corporation ,Bechtel ,Worley Parsons

20 October 2017

On 15 October 2017, Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company Limited (ADNOC) has been changed to Al Hosn Gas will now trade as ADNOC Sour Gas.

09 October 2017

Technip amongst others has submitted the technical bid for the FEED contract on the project.

20 September 2017

The date for the bid submission for FEED contract has been extended to 1st week of October 2017.

22 August 2017

The tender for the FEED contract has been issued and the bid submission is expected by end September 2017.

16 August 2017

KBR has been awarded the PMC contract by Occidental Co. on behalf of ADNOC to manage the detailed design and surveys phase of the project. Artelia is carrying out the design and survey works on the project. The duration of the contract is 24 months with an extension option of another 12 months for the development of the Dalma field & Hail and Ghasha field

13 June 2017

Arcadis is appointed to carry out Health, Safety & Environmental Impact Assessment (HSEIA) study on the project. The company will provide range of environmental consultancy services including the oversight and project management of all the environmental baseline surveys being carried out and all the reporting and coordination between ADNOC and the Environmental Agency in Abu Dhabi (EAD). The company will also submit the final HSEIA report on the project.

09 June 2017

The tender for the FEED contract is expected to be issued in the coming months and the value of the FEED tender is estimated to be US$100 million. (Source: MEED)

02 June 2017

KBR is well positioned to win the PMC contract. However, the client is has not yet made any final decision. The project’s work scope envisages detailed design and surveys for the artificial islands needed for Hail & Ghasha development. PMC contractor will assist the client on the EPC bidding process on the project. The following companies have submitted the bids for the PMC contract : WorleyParsons ,Technip ,Amec Foster Wheeler ,Penspen ,KBR ,Jacobs

23 May 2017

KBR is the front runner for PMC contract on the project. OMV is responsible for the tendering process on the project. FEED study contract is expected to be awarded later (Source: MEED)

31 March 2017

Market sources indicate that the following companies have submitted the technical bids for PMC contract on March 16, 2017 : ,WorleyParsons ,Technip ,Amec Foster Wheeler ,Penspen ,KBR Mott MacDonald was also believed to be interested but is thought that they have declined to participate. PMC contractor will be responsible for the consultancy services related to preliminary design, surveys and detailed design for the artificial islands. FEED and PMC tender process will be carried out by OMV.

01 March 2017

ADNOC received bids for FEED contract.

02 February 2017

The project is facing delays as FEED tender has been suspended and no new deadline has been decided yet. (Source: MEED)

04 November 2016

The project is in pre-front-end engineering and design stage and is moving at a very slow pace.

26 October 2016

The bid submission for FEED is not yet done and the client has not yet announced the extended date for the bid submission on the project.

10 October 2016

The client has awarded Seabed Geosolutions a contract extension worth $60mn to carry out a new shallow-water survey at the field over the next nine months. The survey is due to start in October 2016.

11 August 2016

The bid submission for FEED has been extended to August 28, 2016. (Source: MEED)

31 July 2016

The bid submission for FEED contract is expected to be on August 15, 2016.

27 July 2016

The FEED tender has been issued on the project.

20 June 2016

The FEED tender is not yet issued and timeline for same is not yet known.

23 March 2016

The following companies have been pre-qualified to bid for the feed contract on the project. Amec Foster Wheeler (UK) Bechtel (US) Fluor (US) Technip (France) Worley Parsons (Australia) (Source: MEED)

21 March 2016

OMV has signed a deal to help explore and development on the project. Occidental is expected to spend up to $500m to run 3D seismic surveys, drilling appraisal wells and engineering studies by 2017.

01 March 2016

OMV along with Occidental Petroleum signed an agreement.

06 January 2016

EOI for FEED was issued in December 2015. FEED tender is expected to be issued by Q1 2016. The following companies were invited to bid : AMEC Foster Wheeler ,Technip ,Bechtel ,Fluor ,WorleyParsons. However, Occidental is providing technical assistance through Al-Hosn Gas to the client till the FEED is completed.

04 November 2015

The project is in study stage.

31 July 2015

Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG has been awarded a $125m shallow water seabed survey by ADNOC for Ghasha-Butini Field. The contract duration is for 12 months. Recently the survey for Hail-Shuweihat field was completed.

27 May 2015

The project is expected to progress once an IOC partner has been selected to JV with Adnoc on the development and once the procurement process on the Bab sour gas development is completed

24 March 2015

This project was created based on a press release/ market news in year 2012. The last update received on the project over the phone/market sources was that GASCO is likely to tender the Hail sour gas project only after the conclusion of the Bab sour gas project deal. Currently the tenders for FEED on the Bab sour gas have not yet been issued. It is anticipated that the FEED tenders will be issued by mid-2014. However, since then we have not been able to obtain a definite update as to the status of the project. Until we obtain information to the contrary, we will not alter the status of the project, but we have changed the timeframe to make it more accurate. In the meantime, we will continue to try and obtain updates for this project.

24 December 2014

This project was created based on a press release/ market news in year 2012. The last update received on the project over the phone/market sources was that GASCO is likely to tender the Hail sour gas project only after the conclusion of the Bab sour gas project deal. Currently the tenders for FEED on the Bab sour gas have not yet been issued. It is anticipated that the FEED tenders will be issued by mid-2014. However, since then we have not been able to obtain a definite update as to the status of the project. Until we obtain information to the contrary, we will not alter the status of the project, but we have changed the timeframe to make it more accurate. In the meantime, we will continue to try and obtain updates for this project.

04 March 2014

GASCO is likely to tender the Hail sour gas project only after the conclusion of the Bab sour gas project deal. Currently the tenders for FEED on the Bab sour gas have not yet been issued. It is anticipated that the FEED tenders will be issued by mid-2014.

17 September 2013

Market sources indicate that the main contract tenders on the Bab Sour Gas Project is likely to be floated in the year 2015; GASCO is likely to tender the Hail sour gas project only after the conclusion of the Bab sour gas project deal.

05 April 2013

Industry sources indicate that GASCO is likely to tender the Hail sour gas project after the conclusion of the Bab sour gas project deal.

07 March 2013

Market sources indicate that the project is under technical review given its potential of producing 501,500,000 cubic feet per day of sour gas and is at a very early stage.

22 October 2012

Project is in early study stages.

13 September 2012

ADNOC & GASCO together have planned to go ahead with the development of Hail gas development to meet the growing demand of gas.

01 July 2012

ADNOC announced plans to develop the Hail and Ghasha Offshore gas field project.