Energy major TotalEnergies has secured a 10 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi’s Bab Gas Cap concession, strengthening its multi-decade partnership with the United Arab Emirates as the nation pushes for domestic gas self-sufficiency.
The agreement places TotalEnergies alongside operator ADNOC Onshore, which retains a 60 per cent majority stake. The remaining interests are divided among a consortium of international players, including British major bp with 10 per cent, China’s CNPC with 8 per cent, Japan’s JODCO/INPEX with 5 per cent, ZhenHua Oil at 4 per cent, and South Korea’s GS Energy at 3 per cent.
The newly formed concession targets the development of the sprawling gas cap resources within the onshore Bab field.
The partners are aiming for a massive production rate of 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, tapping into one of the world’s largest gas cap deposits.
This onshore resource accounts for roughly 15 per cent of ADNOC Gas’ total operational processing capacity.
The development builds upon a 40-year extension of the broader onshore oil concession signed back in 2015.
The project feeds directly into Abu Dhabi’s larger economic blueprint to expand both liquid condensate and gas production while strengthening its LNG value chain, including the major Ruwais LNG export facility, in which TotalEnergies also holds a 10 per cent stake.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said the deal highlighted how the venture fits into the company’s long-term commercial goals.
“The Bab Gas Cap project is well in line with TotalEnergies’ upstream strategy by adding low-cost, low-emissions resources with significant potential for production growth,” Pouyanné said.
TotalEnergies stands as the top foreign energy company active in the UAE, with an 87-year history in the region.
Through various upstream partnerships with ADNOC, the French giant’s local footprint contributed a substantial 393,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to its global output in 2025.
