Adnoc, Cepsa award Spanish firm key contract in Ruwais

ABU DHABI / WAM

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and its project partner Cepsa have announced the awarding of a key contract, as both companies move forward with plans to develop a world-scale linear alkyl benzene (LAB) plant in the Ruwais Derivatives Park. The LAB project is the first of the derivative units to be advanced under Adnoc’s AED165 billion ($45 billion) Ruwais downstream investment programme.
The front end engineering design (FEED) contract, a key milestone in the development of the LAB project, has been awarded to Tecnicas Reunidas SA (TR), a Spanish-based engineering company which has been active in the UAE since 2006. The LAB project will be jointly operated by Adnoc and Cepsa, a Spain- based global integrated energy company, with more than five decades of experience in LAB. Cepsa is wholly-owned by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company.
When it comes on stream, the plant will produce 225,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of Normal Paraffins (NP) and 150,000 MTPA of LAB.
Adnoc Refining and Petrochemicals Business Unit Manager Abdulla Ateya Al Messabi said, “The LAB plant will be a key component of Adnoc’s plans to develop a new, large-scale, manufac- turing ecosystem in Ruwais through creation of the Ruwais Derivatives Park. The park will act as a prime catalyst for the next stage of Adnoc’s petrochemical transformation by inviting partners to invest and produce new products and solutions from the growing range of feedstocks that are available in Ruwais. This will enable the creation of numerous new petrochemical activities and value chains.”
“The awarding of this contract, after a rigorous and robust tendering process, is yet another strong signal that Adnoc is accelerating its 2030 growth strategy.”

Borouge begins works of fifth polypropylene unit in Ruwais
ABU DHABI / WAM

Borouge has begun construction of its fifth polypropylene unit within the Borouge 3 plant in Ruwais, which will grow Borouge’s polypropylene capacity by more than 25 percent to 2.24 million tonnes per year (t/y) and unlock new opportunities to boost the local economy. The PP5 unit that will come on stream in Q3 2021 is being constructed by Maire Tecnimont Group.
“The start of construction of our new PP5 unit, in Ruwais, opens the door to a new era of growth and development at Borouge and underlines our leading position as a reliable provider of
innovative petrochemicals and plastics solutions,” said Ahmed Omar Abdulla, CEO of Abu Dhabi Polymers
Company (Borouge).