Post by : Bianca
Haleem
At ADIPEC 2025, ADNOC signed a 15-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Shell International Trading Middle East Limited FZE, a unit of Shell plc, securing supply of up to 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
This marks ADNOC's first long-term LNG SPA with Shell and is the eighth long-duration offtake tied to the Ruwais LNG development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The agreement formalises a prior Heads of Agreement and underlines ADNOC's swift move to commercialise the project.
Since the project's Final Investment Decision (FID) in July 2024, over 8 mtpa of the Ruwais plant's planned 9.6 mtpa capacity has been locked in through long-term contracts with buyers across Asia and Europe. The initial SPA was announced at ADIPEC 2024, paving the way for this latest deal.
Most of the LNG destined for customers will come from the two 4.8 mtpa liquefaction trains currently under construction, increasing ADNOC Gas' LNG output to roughly 15 mtpa once online. The facility will be the first LNG export terminal in the Middle East and Africa to run on clean power and will deploy AI and advanced systems to boost safety, efficiency and lower carbon intensity.
Shell holds a 10 percent interest in the Ruwais LNG project through Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, reinforcing the companies' ongoing partnership and shared focus on energy security and sustainable growth.
Work on site mobilisation and contractor activities is progressing to plan, with commissioning targeted by the end of 2028, positioning the UAE as an important supplier in the evolving lower-carbon LNG market.
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