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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 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Twenty-six of the world’s leading oil and gas sector leaders gathered in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, for a high-level industry forum focused on the evolving dynamics of the energy landscape and the opportunities for hydrocarbon produced energy to support global growth, today, and in the future. HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ducab has secured three major contracts in Abu Dhabi for the supply of over 5,000 kms of EHV, HV, MV and LV cables and AAAC overhead conductors for Adnoc-related projects in Abu Dhabi. The announcement came on the sidelines of the company’s upcoming participation in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec 2018). The new ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Media City (Shams), announced the launch of a joint venture with 7awi, the online media publisher, to develop digital platforms with the aim of keeping pace with the rapid growth in demand for digital solutions in the UAE and wider region. The joint venture will utilise 7awi’s digital intellectual property rights, resources, content and access to ...