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Al Yasat Petroleum Operations Company

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Al Yasat Petroleum Operations Company LLC

ADNOC's lean-model operator for Abu Dhabi's smaller onshore and offshore fields, run as a joint venture with China's CNPC.

Founded 2014Joint Venture (subsidiary of ADNOC, minority-owned by CNPC)ADNOC HQ, P.O. Box 898, Corniche Road West, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Abu Dhabiadnoc.ae/en/al-yasat-petroleum
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Overview

Al Yasat Petroleum is an Abu Dhabi-based oil and gas exploration and production company established in 2014 as the first joint venture between ADNOC (60%) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC, 40%). Described by ADNOC as its "youngest operating company," Al Yasat focuses on maximizing recovery from smaller, marginal onshore and offshore concession fields near Abu Dhabi using lean operating models and digital/autonomous well technology. Its concession areas include offshore structures such as Belbazem, Umm Al Salsal and Umm Al Dholou, targeted for roughly 45,000 bpd of oil and associated gas production upon full development.
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Operating Status
Active
Company Type
Joint Venture (subsidiary of ADNOC, minority-owned by CNPC)
Headquarters
ADNOC HQ, P.O. Box 898, Corniche Road West, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Founded
2014

Products & Services

Belbazem Offshore Block (Belbazem, Umm Al Salsal, Umm Al Dholou fields)

Producing offshore asset delivering ~45,000 bpd of light crude (API 35°) and 27 mmscfd of associated gas, first oil achieved March 2024

Bu Haseer Offshore Field

Producing offshore field developed in two phases (2018 EPC, first oil Jan 2020) with platform capacity built up to roughly 15,000–16,000 bpd per phase

Digital Oil Field Program (autonomous wells / unmanned operations initiative)

Company-stated digital and innovation strategy to improve safety and productivity through autonomous well and unmanned-operations technology

Onshore and Offshore Exploration Concessions (Abu Dhabi)

Two mandated ADNOC concession areas (~7,800 km² onshore southwest of Abu Dhabi; ~582 km² offshore northwest of Abu Dhabi covering six fields) that Al Yasat explores and develops

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Tech stack

AIQ WellInsight (AI-driven well/reservoir monitoring tool used on the Belbazem field development, per Offshore Energy's 2024 first-oil coverage — not confirmed via Al Yasat's own technical documentation)

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Projects

Contract AwardCompleted (first oil achieved March 2024)

ADNOC awards $744 million EPC contract to NPCC for Belbazem Offshore Block full field development

Al Yasat Petroleum's operator ADNOC awarded National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) a $744 million (AED 2.73 billion) EPC contract to develop the Belbazem, Umm Al Salsal and Umm Al Dholou fields (Belbazem Block), targeting 45,000 bpd of light crude and 27 mmscfd of associated gas, 120km northwest of Abu Dhabi.

$744M

May 25, 2021

Contract AwardCompleted

NPCC and Petrofac awarded Belbazem Block FEED contract

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and joint-venture partner Petrofac were selected by Al Yasat Petroleum to prepare a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) package and EPCI proposal for the Belbazem, Umm Al Salsal, Umm Al Dholou and Bu Haseer fields; the FEED competition later cut tender time by ~12 months and saved roughly $190 million in capex.

Jul 29, 2019

Contract AwardCompleted

ADNOC/Al Yasat awards Bu Haseer offshore field full development EPC contract to NPCC

NPCC was awarded an EPC contract for the full field development of the Bu Haseer offshore field, aiming to raise production capacity from 8,000 to 16,000 bpd by 2020, with over half the contract value returned to Abu Dhabi's economy via ADNOC's In-Country Value program.

Jul 2, 2018

Contract AwardCompleted

SNC-Lavalin (AtkinsRéalis) awarded engineering, PM and technical support services contract by Al Yasat Petroleum

SNC-Lavalin (now AtkinsRéalis) won a roughly $52 million CAD, three-year (plus two optional years) contract covering conceptual studies, FEED, execution planning, detailed engineering, procurement support, digital transformation consulting and project management staffing across Al Yasat's onshore (7,800 km²) and offshore (582 km², six fields) concession areas.

Sep 16, 2019

Contract AwardCompleted

ABL Group appointed marine warranty surveyor for Belbazem Block project

ABL Group was appointed by Al Yasat Petroleum to provide marine warranty survey services for the Belbazem Block development, covering loadout, transportation and installation of offshore facilities, wellhead towers, a 60km subsea pipeline/cable route to Zirku Island, and related onshore tie-in works.

Oct 12, 2022

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