Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 6

7-Feb-2011

UAE

ADOC Set To Explore For Oil Offshore Abu Dhabi

Japanese consortium Abu Dhabi Oil Company (ADOC) announced on 3 February that it is set to explore for oil above the Hail sour gas deposit, after being awarded an expanded concession offshore Abu Dhabi by the emirates Supreme Petroleum Council. ADOC will commence exploration activities in the Hail field, which will include drilling appraisal wells, and will develop and produce crude oil in...