Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has selected Royal Dutch Shell to operate the Bab sour-gas field
The company had shortlisted Shell and French Total SA for the estimated US$10bn deal, but Shell won the bid due to its approach in handling sulfur produced at the field, the International Oil Daily reported.
The Bab field, once developed, is expected to produce 14.1mn cubic metres to 22.6mn cubic metres of gas per day, ADNOC officials said.
Shell’s expertise was required to handle the large amounts of sulfur generated from the estimated 15 per cent hydrogen sulfide content of the gas.
