Habshan
Encyclopedia
Habshan is an area in the southwestern part of the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
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It is currently a major oil
and gas field for both ADCO and GaSCO
companies. It contains oil field and camps for oil workers. The major part of this region is marked as a red zone
due to the presence of hydrogen sulphide gas.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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It is currently a major oil
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
and gas field for both ADCO and GaSCO
GASCO
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd is a natural gas company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , which owns 68% of its shares. Shell owns 15%, Total S.A. 15%, and Partex 2%. The company is managed by Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi.- History :GASCO was...
companies. It contains oil field and camps for oil workers. The major part of this region is marked as a red zone
Red Zone
Red Zone may refer to:*Red Zone , a region of France decimated during World War I*Red Zone , a term designating unsafe areas in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by the United States, Britain, and other allies...
due to the presence of hydrogen sulphide gas.