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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The largest ever Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), opened on Monday, marking the start of four days of high-level industry discussions that will shape policies and strategies for the new energy landscape. The event was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. Held ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ducab, UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products, will be showcasing its products for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry at the ADIPEC. The company, owned equally by Abu Dhabi’s Senaat and by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD) and, has been at the forefront of innovation in delivering technologically advanced products to meet ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DubaiSat-2, owned and operated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has captured a high definition photos of the Dubai Water Canal full of water. The photos show the new waterway flowing from Dubai Creek down towards the Arabian Gulf. The image also show the various facilities built to run along both banks of ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, (MIST) an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, announced it is showcasing its research activities that contribute to the UAE’s oil and gas exploration and recovery at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2016. As a research-based institution mandated to ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business A rare example of the passenger aircraft that is synonymous with early jet air travel in the UAE made its final journey when it arrived in Sharjah this month. The front section of a Vickers VC10, fondly nicknamed ‘The Queen of the Skies’, recently arrived from the UK by boat before being driven through the ...

  CUSHING / AP A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows in a central Oklahoma city, rendering century-old buildings unsafe and raising concerns about key infrastructure. Cushing Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier told a news conference late on Sunday that a few minor injuries were reported. He ...

  HANOI / AP Vietnam and Ireland agreed on Monday to increase their cooperation in education, renewable energy, information technology and health care, during a visit to the Southeast Asian country by Irish President Michael Higgins. Higgins said he and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang discussed how the two countries can serve as a bridge for developing relations with the ...

  Bloomberg McDonald’s Corp., which replaced its CEO last year with the hope of turning around sales, plans to significantly increase its investment in digital endeavors, inclu- ding self-serve kiosks and a mobile-ordering application. The investment marks a “very significant acceleration” from current levels, Jim Sappington, executive vice president of operations and technology systems, said in an interview. He declined ...

  Wiesbaden / AFP Industrial firms in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, saw an unexpected fall in new orders in September, official data showed on Monday, pointing to weaker performance in the months ahead. Companies saw order books shrink by 0.6 percent compared with August, correcting for price, seasonal and calendar effects, the federal statistics office Destatis said in preliminary figures. ...

  Bloomberg EU regulators are taking a closer look at an investment deal between Britain and Japanese auto maker Nissan that keeps production of two key models in the UK despite Brexit. “We have seen press reports regarding this issue. As a result, the Commission at services level is in contact with the UK authorities,” an EU spokesman said on ...