The UAE's largest gas processing complex will not be restored this year.

ADNOC Gas has reported a significant issue at its Habshan Gas Processing Complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The plant was seriously damaged by Iranian attacks in March and April and will not return to full capacity until 2027.

The Habshan complex, consisting of five plants and 14 processing lines, processed 173 million cubic meters of gas per day before the strikes. It is the UAE's primary source of domestic gas, providing fuel for power plants and industry. A significant portion of its production was also exported.

Currently, the complex lacks approximately 40 percent of its capacity, making export deliveries impossible.

ADNOC Gas plans to reach 80% capacity by the end of 2026, with full restoration of all damaged facilities expected only next year. This is due to the significant damage caused by falling debris. missiles и drones, which twice caused fires at the facility. The statement about "debris" is official.

The attacks on Habshan were part of a wider conflict that damaged the energy infrastructure of several Gulf countries. Despite prompt partial restoration, the incident highlighted the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the region. ADNOC Gas assured that, thanks to backup capacity and gas imports from Qatar via the Dolphin pipeline, the UAE's domestic energy supply remains stable. The company continues repair and modernization work, including on the Habshan 7 project. This process is expected to require significant investment and time due to the complexity of the damage. The total cost of restoration work could exceed $400 million.

Comments

[pudelartemon]

Maybe this will help Gazprom to rise

[Rusfaner]

So what's in it for the citizens? It'll all go to management bonuses – they've suffered so much, so much...

[paul3390]

If Gazprom's most valuable, highly paid specialists had invested in LNG and domestic shipbuilding instead of pipelines, perhaps we wouldn't have had to deal with it now. And who's responsible for the tens and hundreds of billions wasted?

[Egoza]

Quote: paul3390

And who was responsible for the tens and hundreds of billions thrown down the drain?

What do you mean, "thrown away"? Everything goes to the family, into their own pockets.

[topol717]

Quote: paul3390

If Gazprom's most valuable, highly paid specialists had invested in LNG and domestic shipbuilding instead of pipelines, then perhaps we wouldn't have to rise to the top now.

Why shipbuilding and LNG? Pipeline transit is 10 times cheaper than LNG by sea. They did everything right.

Quote: paul3390

And who was responsible for the tens and hundreds of billions thrown down the drain?

Any investment is a risk. There's no such thing as a 100% success rate. And if you're responsible for everything, no one will ever do anything. And Gazprom wasn't the only one investing; Western companies were also investing 50/50.

[paul3390]

A pipeline is a bondage. There's nothing right about it. Because from the other end, they'll easily start dictating terms to you. Where are you supposed to go with it? But LNG—you can ship it wherever you want. As for the price—that's the buyer's problem. Never mind—the American and Qatari molecules of freedom are eating them without a wince and asking for more. Or are you, like the guarantor, seriously concerned about Gayropa's energy security?

[topol717]

Quote: paul3390

Because from that end of the line, they will easily start dictating conditions to you, so where will you go from the pipe?

Business is always about buyers and sellers. That's why the pipeline was built on a 50/50 basis. If the US had the capacity to supply gas for 50 years and the distance allowed, the pipeline would have been built just as well. Soon, the US will run out of gas, and we'll see how Europe starts to change its tune. The USSR also laid pipelines that lasted 50 years, and they paid for themselves many times over. I fully expect that Nord Stream will soon be repaired and will also continue to operate for another 50 years. After all, pipeline transport is much cheaper than sea transport, even for oil, and LNG is even less expensive, as the cost is skyrocketing.

[Gunther]

And if the Persians polish the "habshan" one more time (in response to the aggression of the mattresses), then Gazprom might get up off all fours, although this won't lower my gas bills (more likely they'll raise them).

[topol717]

Quote: Gunter

then Gazprom might get up off its hands and knees

Gazprom is doing just fine without them. Without any troubles in the Middle East, it reached a +++ level in 25.

[Eugene Zaboy]

By the end of 2026, ADNOC Gas plans to reach 80% capacity, and full restoration of all damaged facilities is expected only next year.

They seem optimistic. Has the damage assessment been fully completed, has the facility restoration project been approved, have orders for the damaged equipment been placed, have the contractors involved in the restoration been contracted, and have the specialists been trained and certified? Isn't everything happening too quickly?

[snow mountain]

Quote: paul3390

Or are you, like the guarantor, seriously concerned about Gayropa's energy security?

Mr. Dmitriev is most concerned about European energy security. This is his topic.