Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded a contract to deliver the detailed engineering design for ‘Package 5’ of ADNOC Offshore’s Lower Zakum Long-Term Development Phase 1 (LTDP1) project, located on Das Island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract was secured from Target Engineering Construction Company (Target Engineering), the appointed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for this phase of the project.

Located around 65 kilometres northwest of Abu Dhabi in the central Arabian Gulf, Lower Zakum Field is one of ADNOC’s strategically significant offshore assets.

The LTDP1 project aims to expand and sustain production capacity of 450 thousand barrels per day (MBD) up to 2035. Under this project, ’package 5’ facilities will include three new oil processing trains, including separation, a desalter, dehydration, oil stabilization system, a new seawater offshore platform, and other related utility facilities. Wood’s team of engineers will develop crude oil stabilisation mechanisms at Das Island, which will support the sustainable production of oil at the site until 2035.

Gerry Traynor, President of Eastern Hemisphere Projects at Wood, said, “The Lower Zakum long-term development is a major project in the UAE, which we are proud to work with Target Engineering on.

“Wood's experience in complex engineering design across the Middle East will support Target Engineering and ADNOC Offshore to deliver the goal of maximum energy with minimum emissions. More than 200 Wood engineers from across the UAE, India and the UK will support this project for the next two years.”

Wood has previously completed a successful front-end engineering and design scope under Lower Zakum, following its work on ADNOC’s Early Production Scheme-2 project in 2024.

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About ADNOC

ADNOC is a leading diversified energy and petrochemicals group wholly owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ADNOC’s objective is to maximize the value of the Emirate’s vast hydrocarbon reserves through responsible and sustainable exploration and production to support the United Arab Emirates’ economic growth and diversification.