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ABU Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is consolidating its operations, carrying out a thorough strategic review and re-working its upcoming key oil and gas projects in an effort to stay competitive amid the challenging oil price environment. Adnoc recently said it will integrate the operations of its two major offshore operating companies and is doing the same with three of its shipping and service companies. Sources suggest that Adnoc is expected to prioritise big ticket gas projects in the short to medium-term, as the Emirate tries to plug a gap in domestic supplies.

Adnoc is expected to resume its focus on developing huge sour gas offshore fields, such as Hail and Ghasha, as it aims to tackle complex and costly reservoirs. The company has teamed up with US independent Occidental Petroleum and Austria’s OMV this year in a partnership that may lead to the development of large scale sour gas fields under a technical evaluation agreement that includes undeveloped fields off Abu Dhabi’s north-west coast, with the Hail and Ghasha areas among them.