SNC-Lavalin Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) to provide a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for Phase 2 of the Qusahwira Oil Field. ADCO is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
The Qusahwira Oil Field is located approximately 260 kilometers south of Abu Dhabi and covers an area of 7,525 square kilometers and Phase 2 will add 25,000 barrels of oil per day to its current output. It is part of the South East Asset, which contributes about a third of ADCO’s daily production. The development of Qusahwira aligns with ADCO’s strategy to ramp up crude oil production by 2017.
“We are pleased to support ADCO on this important project,” said Terrance N. Ivers, executive vice-President, oil & gas, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. “This contract further extends our footprint in the Middle East and provides us with another opportunity to contribute to industrial development in the region,” he said.
SNC-Lavalin is a leading engineering and construction group which owns infrastructure and provides operation and maintenance services globally. It operates in about 100 countries.
