ADNOC and French energy company Total delivered the first volumes of unconventional gas from the Ruwais Diyab concession that lies 200 kilometres to the west of Abu Dhabi city.

The delivery comes two years after development work commenced.

The two partners aim to produce 1 billion cubic feet of gas from the concession before 2030, as part of the UAE’s strategy to reach gas self-sufficiency.

The Ruwais Diyab concession is a "stacked, high pressure, organic shale play with beneficially low sulphur volumes"

The field will be developed through horizontal fracked wells.

The initial assessment showed the field holds multi TCF of unconventional gas resources.

The gas extracted from the reserve will be delivered through a pipeline and a central early production plant in the Diyab field, which enables distribution through Adnoc’s gas network.

Total holds a 40 per cent stake in the concession, allowing it to explore, appraise and develop its resources further.

The agreement includes a six to seven-year exploration and appraisal phase which will then be followed by a 40-year production term.

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