ADIPEC 2016 to focus on strategies for new energy landscape
ABU DHABI -- Global industry leaders, experts, and decision makers are gearing up for what is anticipated to be the largest Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) yet as organizers reveal another milestone for the event.
The distinguished ADIPEC Technical Conference Programme received a total of 2,775 proposals for this year’s edition of the event, marking a 22% increase from last year, and once again breaking all known records for the number of submitted abstracts in the oil and gas industry.
Technical papers came from 571 organizations across 71 countries, with more than half of submissions from outside the Middle East, underlining ADIPEC’s expanding international reach and its worldwide recognition as the global meeting place for knowledge-exchange in the energy sector. It is anticipated that this year’s edition of ADIPEC will be the largest event to date.
The ADIPEC 2016 technical committee, which is comprised of 140 industry-leading experts, convened on May 22, where 717 quality abstracts were selected following a thorough and rigorous selection process across ten technical categories, representing an acceptance rate of nearly 26%.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, ADIPEC 2016 will take place from 7-10 November, and is hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), organized by dmg events – Global Energy, and supported by the UAE Ministry of Energy.
The overall theme for this year’s conference is “Strategies for the New Energy Landscape,” and the event will explore regional and global views, with more than 700 speakers and 8,500 delegates from both technical and non-technical functions within the oil and gas industry.
The 2016 edition of the ADIPEC Conference Programme will feature 2 Ministerial Sessions, 3 Global Business Leader Sessions, 8 Panel Sessions, 5 VIP Briefings within the Middle East Petroleum Club, 3 Breakfast Sessions, and 3 Luncheon Sessions that will tackle some of the most imminent topics in the energy sector.
Taking place in a purpose-built waterside theatre, 8 Offshore and Marine sessions will look at industry-specific topics ranging from developing offshore oil and gas fields to new technologies and enhancing safety.
ADIPEC’s acclaimed ‘Women in Energy’ conference will also be back this year to address the challenges and opportunities for women professionals in the industry.
The technical categories that will be covered within the ADIPEC 2016 Conference Programme are: E&P Geoscience, Unconventional Resources, Field Development, Drilling and Completion Technology, Projects Engineering and Management, Operational Excellence and HSE, Gas Technology, Offshore and Marine, and People and Talent.
