TotalEnergies has formally entered the Bab Gas Cap Concession in Abu Dhabi with a 10% stake, joining a consortium led by ADNOC, which holds a 60% majority share.
The new concession, operated by ADNOC Onshore, brings together a heavyweight group of international partners: bp (10%), CNPC (8%), JODCO/INPEX (5%), ZhenHua Oil (4%), and GS Energy (3%).
The project is designed to unlock the vast gas cap resources of the onshore Bab field, targeting production of around 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day, significantly boosting Abu Dhabi’s upstream gas output and condensate production.
It builds on the long-running onshore oil concession renewed in 2015 for 40 years, extending a production system that has been central to Abu Dhabi’s energy expansion strategy.
Since that renewal, TotalEnergies and its partners have been advancing development of the Bab Gas Cap, seen as a key growth opportunity tied directly to the emirate’s wider energy ambitions, including strengthening its LNG supply chain through projects such as Ruwais LNG, in which TotalEnergies also holds a 10% stake.
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, said: "I would like to thank the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs of Abu Dhabi for its continued trust. In the current context, this entry in a new concession underlines TotalEnergies’ commitment to stand alongside ADNOC, our historic partner in Abu Dhabi, and to keep contributing to the development of the United Arab Emirates’ significant hydrocarbon resources.
"The Bab Gas Cap project is well in line with TotalEnergies’ Upstream strategy by adding low-cost, low-emissions resources with significant potential for production growth."
