Dubai: The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has confirmed the discovery of natural gas resources offshore Abu Dhabi. Early results from the first exploration well in Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 2 Exploration Concession - operated by Eni - indicate between 1.5–2 trillion standard cubic feet (TSCF) of raw gas in place.
This discovery marks the first from Abu Dhabi’s offshore exploration concessions. A consortium led by Italian energy major Eni and Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Company ltd (PTTEP) was awarded the exploration rights for Offshore Block 2 in 2019 as part of ADNOC’s debut competitive block bid round.
In December last, there was confirmation of a discovery of up to 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BBOE) at Onshore Block 4 Exploration Concession, which is operated by the Japanese combine INPEX/JODCO (Japan Oil Development Co.).
The Offshore Block 2 covers an area of 4,033 square kilometers northwest of Abu Dhabi.
The new gas discovery was "enabled by new insights from the world’s largest combined onshore and offshore three-dimensional (3D) mega seismic survey underway in Abu Dhabi".
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