Habshan

Habshan is an area in the southwestern part of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

It is currently a major oil and gas field for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

The area is a major production area for Sulphur, a byproduct of the oil industry,^[2] and is the terminal station of a new railway network in the United Arab Emirates developed by Etihad Rail. Commercial operations on this railway commenced in December 2015.^[3]

23°49′30″N 53°37′0″E / 23.82500°N 53.61667°E / 23.82500; 53.61667

References

^ IGD — Gasco — Habshan 5 Gas Processing Plant.
^ "Etihad Rail moves more than two million tonnes of sulphur to Ruwais". The National. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Etihad Rail receives green light to start commercial operations". The National. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.