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ADNOC builds single LNG hub in Abu Dhabi
ADNOC has launched a global LNG marketing and trading platform in Abu Dhabi Global Market, bringing together LNG marketing from ADNOC Gas and XRG with the trading capabilities of ADNOC Trading.
The platform is aimed at managing 47 million tonnes per annum of combined marketable LNG by 2035, placing ADNOC among the larger global LNG portfolio players.
Ruwais LNG adds weight to the strategy
The move supports ADNOC Gas’s expanding LNG portfolio, including future volumes from Ruwais LNG. Existing ADNOC Gas commercial LNG arrangements remain unchanged, while long term LNG marketing will be centralized under the new platform.
Ruwais is expected to become a major part of ADNOC’s LNG expansion, with earlier Reuters reporting noting the project’s planned 9.6 mtpa capacity and its role in more than doubling ADNOC’s LNG capacity to 15 mtpa.
Trading and shipping move closer together
Shipping is central to the platform. ADNOC said ADNOC Trading’s LNG shipping desk ranked among the top global LNG charterers in physical and freight derivatives in 2025, while ADNOC L&S has expanded its owned LNG fleet to 20 vessels, including 14 modern two stroke carriers.
For LNG buyers, the change is less about a new nameplate and more about access. A single commercial hub can give customers clearer entry into ADNOC and XRG supply, trading and shipping options.
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO and XRG Executive Chairman, said LNG demand is set to grow substantially and that the platform brings ADNOC’s marketing, trading and shipping capabilities into “a single global hub in Abu Dhabi.”
Leadership and customer interfaces
Rashid Al Mazrouei has been appointed Chief Marketing and Origination Officer for LNG, overseeing marketing of the combined equity LNG portfolios of XRG and ADNOC Gas. ADNOC Trading will remain the counterparty for trading activities, with no change to existing customer interfaces.
XRG has separately targeted 20 to 25 mtpa of gas and LNG capacity by 2035, supporting ADNOC’s wider push into international gas infrastructure and LNG supply.
