ADNOC Offshore's fields are worked from Das Island, Zirku Island and the artificial islands of Upper Zakum, where there is no shop and no spare handset within reach. This page is for the HSE officers, platform telecoms teams and marine contractors who need an explosion proof mobile phone for offshore Abu Dhabi that survives salt air and long rotations. The IS-04Z1 is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 gas and dust areas and is being certified ahead of its Q4 2026 launch; it has no certificate yet. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · certification and vendor documentation in progress
Offshore production in Abu Dhabi is run through two operating companies, ADMA-OPCO and ZADCO. ADMA-OPCO works from Das Island, where crude from fields such as Umm Shaif and Lower Zakum is processed, stored and exported. ZADCO works from Zirku Island, about 140 km north-west of Abu Dhabi, which receives crude from Upper Zakum, Umm Al Dalkh and Satah and has two single point mooring berths for tankers. Upper Zakum itself is produced from four artificial islands built in shallow water roughly 84 km offshore, which means drilling, processing and accommodation all sit on reclaimed ground with a boat or helicopter as the only way in. Many of these facilities handle live gas with the sea on every side, so classified areas run right up to the edge of the deck.
Offshore Abu Dhabi combines salt, humidity and isolation in a way inland plant never does. Four points decide whether a handset is still useful on the next rotation.
Humidity on the Gulf coast is high through the year and every surface carries salt film. IP68 sealing and rugged build are specified for permanent exposure, so ports, buttons and charging contacts are the parts to inspect, not the housing.
If a unit fails on an island, the replacement arrives on the next boat or helicopter. A 4,000 mAh battery that covers a shift and a sealed body are specified to keep a unit in service until then. Ask the helicopter operator how it treats portable devices and spare batteries before planning a fleet.
Crew change is where information is lost. A handset that stores readings, located photographs and shift notes with four-constellation GNSS positions gives the next rotation a record instead of a conversation.
Offshore sour gas development, including the SARB deep gas project, adds hydrogen sulphide to the hazard picture. Certification covers ignition, not toxicity, so personal H2S monitors remain mandatory. The handset can pair with a detector over Bluetooth; it does not replace one.
An operator walking from wellhead tower to process deck logs readings, photographs a leak and calls the control room. One handset designed for Zone 1 replaces a radio and a paper log.
The berth work is ship interface and hose handling in spray and wind. A sealed handset with a camera and GNSS records connections and conditions during loading, and the same unit holds a call to the control room.
Contractors on a drilling or modification campaign are issued equipment for the job. Enrolment in the operator's management console and remote wipe make a campaign fleet auditable at demobilisation.
The national gate is MoIAT's ECAS-Ex scheme, which is built on IECEx certification; IECEx certification and ECAS registration are both in progress for the IS-04Z1, and the radio needs TDRA approval separately. The second gate is ADNOC's own supplier registration, pre-qualification and In-Country Value scoring. Offshore equipment can also face marine or platform-specific requirements beyond hazardous-area certification. We have not seen the criteria that ADMA-OPCO or ZADCO apply to handheld devices, so ask their procurement and HSE contacts rather than assume.
No. National certification is a prerequisite for ADNOC's own review, and neither is complete. SAMS has no approval, order or relationship with ADMA-OPCO, ZADCO or ADNOC Offshore; this page describes design intent only.
Possibly. Some offshore equipment carries additional marine or installation requirements set by the operator. The scope will be confirmed alongside the IECEx and ATEX certificates, and your HSE team should state what the platform adds.
That is the helicopter operator's decision, not the phone's. Operators publish rules on portable electronic devices and lithium batteries, so check them with logistics before a pilot is planned.
Tell us the site, the zone and gas group, and roughly how many handsets. The SAMS team replies by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule for United Arab Emirates. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and certification is in progress, so there is no list price yet; indicative pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule for your market.
