In addition to ambitious production and refinery expansion plans, the Kuwaiti government is also moving to rapidly enlarge and upgrade its power grid. With recent refinery shutdowns highlighting the country’s energy vulnerabilities, and domestic consumption of heavily subsidised electricity continuing to rise, the country’s power grid is in...
Developments in Abu Dhabi’s waters illustrate the extent of innovation in the emirate’s oil and gas sector. The two main offshore operators, the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) and the Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), are constructing artificial islands on an unprecedented scale for future drilling programmes. Utilising islands...
In January 2009, on the eve of the second World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi’s government announced that by 2020 at least 7% of the emirate’s power generation capacity would come from renewable sources. In the half decade since then, Abu Dhabi has become one of the Gulf’s most prominent players in the areas of energy sustainability and...
Steadily rising automobile ownership rates throughout the UAE over the past decade have contributed to a jump in demand for motor fuel in recent years. As of the end of 2013 four companies operated petrol stations in the country, including the distribution arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC Distribution), which is owned by the...
The arrival of nuclear energy in 2017 will bring a considerable change to Abu Dhabi’s power and water sector. It will not only diversify the emirate’s generation mix, but will also have an impact on the cost of electricity generation in the local market. Moreover, it will change the structure of the sector and create opportunities for stand-...
In 2008 Abu Dhabi became a net importer of natural gas for the first time, primarily as a result of rising domestic demand for electricity. According to data from the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED), a government entity charged with facilitating economic diversification, around 60% of the UAE’s total gas consumption goes...
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