ABU DHABI: The UAE’s Shah gas project has started operations and is expected to reach full capacity by year end, the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said.

The multi-billion dollar, technically challenging project with US-based Occidental Petroleum OXY.N is meant to produce usable gas from Shah’s high-sulphur field. “Successful commissioning of Shah gas project has started... We look forward to reaching full capacity this year,” ADNOC CEO Abdulla Nasser Al-Suwaidi told an energy event in Abu Dhabi.