British energy giants BP p.l.c. (LSE:BP.) and Shell plc (LSE:SHEL), and France's TotalEnergies SE (ENXTPA:TTE), will each take a 10% stake in a liquefied natural gas project in the United Arab Emirates, state energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has said. Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TSE:8031) will also acquire 10% of the Ruwais LNG plant, scheduled to come online in 2028, Adnoc said. Adnoc, the UAE's key revenue-earner, will retain a 60% majority stake.

The plant, under development in Abu Dhabi, is expected to produce about 9.6m metric tonnes a year, more than doubling the company's LNG production capacity in the UAE.