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ABU DHABI / WAM In an effort to constantly raise the bar in bringing value to the maritime and legal communities, the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (Emac), hosted a session entitled, ‘When things go wrong in Offshore Supply Vessels and Rig Charters – making the best of a bad situation session’ on Monday as part of Adipec 2018. As an interactive ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The global oil and gas will be a critical enabler of economic growth in the 4th Industrial Age, according to Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Al Jaber, Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Delivering the opening keynote address, on Monday at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference ...

Dubai / WAM Finland officially announced the country’s participation at Expo 2020 during a press conference held on Monday. Finland’s participation at Expo 2020 Dubai was confirmed by the Commissioner General of Finland for Dubai Expo Severi Keinala and the Executive Director of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali. They were joined at a press conference by the Finnish ...

ABU DHABI / WAM IEC Telecom Group along with its long-standing strategic partners – Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), and its subsidiary, Thuraya Mobile Satellite Communications Company, introduced their latest connectivity solutions at this year’s Adipec 2018. The global IT spending in the oil and gas industry according to market researcher Technavio will be worth $50 billion by 2020. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Microsoft on Monday demonstrated the power of digital transformation to the region’s oil and gas industry, as the company participated in the Adipec 2018. Microsoft experts demonstrated Azure IoT Edge capabilities in action allowing energy companies to extend cloud intelligence and analytics, and bring these innovations to edge devices in the field. The platform allows the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is offering special fares in the UAE to over 20 global destinations in its network. Passengers can now take advantage of the upcoming UAE National Day long weekend and plan a short holiday getaway, or visit family and friends back home, within Emirates’ vast network. The offer applies to bookings made on Monday until November ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi is set to host the second edition of Aqdar World Summit this month from November 26-28 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). Aqdar World Summit held under the motto “Nourishing Mind, Flourishing Nations” presents an international platform that discusses topics of great importance to human empowerment and sustainable development. Aqdar World ...

ABU DHABI / WAM On behalf of the Abu Dhabi government, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has signed an agreement with French oil and gas major Total, granting it a 40% stake in the Ruwais Diyab Unconventional Gas Concession. Under the terms of the agreement, Total will explore, appraise and develop the concession area’s unconventional gas resources. Adnoc ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The fifth Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate (ADSD) kicked off in the capital on Sunday with keynote speeches by Dr Ebtesam Al Ketbi, President of Emirates Policy Centre (EPC) and Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. In the opening address, Dr Al Ketbi said ADSD is taking a leap to a new ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Musabbeh Al Kaabi, CEO of Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company, noted that the petroleum and petrochemicals platform is a core pillar of company’s business, building on Abu Dhabi’s rich heritage in oil and gas sector. The petroleum & petrochemicals platform accounts for AED 150 billion ($40.8 billion) of Mu-badala’s AED800 billion portfolio, Al Kaabi told ...