ADNOC and AD Ports Group to develop new port and logistics facility for TA’ZIZ

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) and AD Ports Group have signed an agreement to develop a new port and liquids terminal at TA’ZIZ chemicals production and industrial hub in Ruwais, UAE.

The new terminal will form part of the feedstocks supply chain and store and load final products for export. It will have a tank farm with ten product tanks and a feedstock storage tank, as well as specialised utilities, control rooms, and product vapour handling systems. The port will have loading and unloading facilities, two liquid berths, both 640 m long, and a 320 m dry bulk berth. The partners will seek an international operator to join the joint venture.

“The new port will consolidate the UAE’s competitiveness as an international supply chain hub for energy and industry and further positions TA’ZIZ as the preferred partner for investing in the growth of the UAE’s advanced manufacturing base,” said captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, CEO of ADNOC L&S, speaking at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC).

TA’ZIZ is expected to begin chemicals production in 2025. It comprises three zones. The industrial chemicals zone will host chemicals production, and currently has seven world-scale projects in the design phase. The light industrial zone will convert the outputs of the industrial chemicals zone into consumable products. The industrial services zone will host companies who provide services required by the other zones.