Organisers are looking to continue the record-breaking streak, with a target of gathering more than 2,500 abstracts ahead of the 21 April submission deadline on topics ranging from Exploration and Production Geoscience to Marine and Offshore.

In line with regional and global efforts to continue exploring and developing offshore production, last year’s inaugural ADIPEC Offshore, Marine and Heavy Equipment Zone also witnessed great success, making the event the first oil and gas exhibition in the MENA region to dedicate an entire waterfront section to offshore, subsea, and marine products and services. The dedicated area gave more than 85 exhibitors from across the sector an opportunity to showcase a variety of offshore supplies and services, ranging from ships and rigs to oceanography and mapping equipment.

Also featuring at ADIPEC this year are the ADIPEC Awards, which celebrate excellence in energy, the Women in Industry Conference, which tackles some of the most pressing challenges facing women in energy, Young ADIPEC, a dedicated ‘edutainment’ programme designed to encourage students to choose a career path in energy, and a VIP conference programme for members of the Middle East Petroleum Club.

Participation in the ADIPEC 2016 Executive Committee meeting and the Technical Programme Committee meeting included Mr Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi, ADNOC Strategy & Coordination Director and ADIPEC 2016 Chairman; Mr. Saif Ahmed Alghfeli, CEO of Al Hosn Gas and ADIPEC 2016 Co-Chairman; Mr Fareed Abdulla, Senior Vice President – North East Bab (NEB) Asset at ADCO and ADIPEC 2016 Technical Conference Chairman; Christopher Hudson, President – Global Energy at dmg events; Jean-Philippe Cossé, Vice President – Energy at dmg events, Middle East; Claire Pallen, Conference Director at dmg events, Middle East; and Michelle Boyd, Director – SPE Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.

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