Shell to Operate Bab Sour Gas Field

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has selected Royal Dutch Shell to operate the Bab sour gas field, Dow Jones Newswire said citing a report published in International Oil Daily.

Shell and Total were the two companies shortlisted but Shell was the eventual winner, the report said.

The Bab field, once developed, will produce 500 million-800 million cubic feet of gas per day, but expertise is required to handle the large amounts of sulfur generated from the estimated 15% hydrogen sulfide content of the gas, the news report added.

Shell recommended exporting the sulfur, while Total submitted a proposal to reinject the sulfur back into the reservoir, the report said.