Project · LNG · United Arab Emirates

Ruwais LNG — two-train all-electric export plant

A greenfield 9.6 mtpa LNG plant in full construction under a Technip Energies-led EPC JV, with electric-drive liquefaction new to the region; peak construction and commissioning run to 2028.

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-20).

  1. Engineering (done)
  2. Fabrication (now)
  3. Construction (now)
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning (next)
  6. Operation

Now Fabrication · Construction (reported: Construction; ADNOC Gas reported Ruwais LNG advancing as planned on 10 August 2026.)

Next Commissioning · 2028 (commissioning by the end of 2028 (ADNOC Gas), as reported)

Roles Commissioning & start-up · QA/QC & HSE · Project management & controls · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation H2 2028 (commercial operations planned for the second half of 2028, as reported)

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Who works on it as the sources name them

  • ADNOCOperator / owneroperator / developer
  • Technip EnergiesEPC / main contractorLeader of the TJN RUWAIS joint venture holding the US$5.5 billion EPC contract for the two liquefaction trains
  • JGC CorporationEPC / main contractorEPC joint-venture partner
  • NMDC EnergyEPC / main contractorEPC joint-venture partner (construction)
Kind
LNG
Country
United Arab Emirates
Size
9.6 MTPA total, two electrically powered trains of 4.8 MTPA each; EPC contract approximately US$5.5 billion.
Operator
ADNOC
Position
24.12°N 52.73°E, approximate

Sources

  1. ADNOC secures Shell deal for Ruwais LNGGulf News · published 2025-11-04 · read 2026-10-23
  2. ADNOC Gas sees potential to advance Ruwais LNG commercial startTradeArabia · published 2026-01-25 · read 2026-10-23
  3. Technip Energies, JGC and NMDC Energy awarded a major contract for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG project in the UAETechnip Energies (company newsroom) · published 2024-06-13 · read 2026-10-20
  4. NMDC Energy (formerly NPCC), Technip Energies, and JGC awarded a major contract worth US$5.5 billion for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG project in the UAENMDC Group (company newsroom) · published 2024-06-13 · read 2026-09-22
  5. ADNOC advances Ruwais LNG project with early EPC activitiesOil & Gas Journal · published 2024-03-13 · read 2026-09-22
  6. ADNOC Gas sees potential to advance Ruwais LNG commercial startReuters via Zawya · published 2026-01-26 · read 2026-09-22
  7. ADNOC Gas Delivers Resilient Q2 Net Income, Takes FID on Major Growth ProjectsADNOC Gas (company newsroom) · published 2026-08-10 · read 2026-10-20
  8. Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)TotalEnergies (investor presentation) · published 2026-09-28 · read 2026-10-08
  9. ADNOC Gas to Acquire 60% Stake in Ruwais LNG from ADNOC at Cost in H2 2028ADNOC Gas · published 2024-11-11 · read 2026-10-20
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