The governments also signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate on polymers, technology, and market access. China, an explorer for oil and gas in Iran and Iraq, is looking for more stable, secure, and lower-cost barrels in Abu Dhabi. Adnoc last year awarded CNPC subsidiary, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation, an engineering, procurement and construction contract to expand production capacity at the onshore Bab field to 450,000 barrels per day from its present capacity of 420,000 bpd.