ABU DHABI / WAM
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, officially inaugurated, on Tuesday, ADNOC’s Al Hosn Sour Gas Development Project, the largest of its kind in the world.
Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
Al Hosn Shah Sour Gas Development Project is the first ultra sour gas project to produce and safely process more than one billion cubic feet per day of ultra sour gas from a single gas plant. Located in the Shah Field, 210 kilometres south west of Abu Dhabi city, Al Hosn is a joint venture between ADNOC and Occidental Petroleum.
Sheikh Mohamed was received at the plant by Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of ADNOC, Vicki Hollub, President, Chief Operating Officer and incoming CEO of Occidental Petroleum, along with senior management in ADNOC and its group of companies.
Speaking during his tour of the project, Sheikh Mohamed praised ADNOC’s role in positioning the UAE, on the global energy map, as a reliable and secure source of natural gas. He expressed his support for ADNOC’s plans to ensure a sustainable supply of gas and its commitment to developing the infrastructure and skills necessary to meet the needs of the next generation of energy consumers.