The economic success of Abu Dhabi over recent years, and the growth of its population, has led to rapidly rising demand for power and water. The authorities expect this growth to continue over the next decade, so the emirate has been pushing forward with a range of utility development projects to ensure that supply meets demand. Following reforms in the late 1990s, the...
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Articles & Analysis | Rising demand has made the sector a magnet for investment from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Saif Al Qubaisi, Acting Director-General, Regulation and Supervision Bureau from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
How is smart grid technology being implemented to develop a more comprehensive method for managing system performance?
Articles & Analysis | Creative solutions offer both efficiency and lower emissions from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
The emirate’s aim to increase its output of crude oil from 2.8m to 3.5m barrels per day (bpd) by 2017 and its target of raising recovery rates to 70% are accelerating the long-anticipated development of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). This trend is providing increasing opportunities for international and domestic companies with experience in EOR technology. These...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, Director-General, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
What can be done to further encourage operating partners to deploy proprietary technologies in their energy production?
Articles & Analysis | Technological advances are helping to create new solutions for retailers and distributors from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
While international attention has understandably focused on Abu Dhabi’s considerable upstream energy sector, and increasingly on midstream developments, the emirate is also home to a substantial and growing distribution and retail market. As suppliers to motorists, households, businesses and the transport sector, retailers and distributors play an essential role in the...
Articles & Analysis | Although processing is a challenge, sour gas developments are boosting supply from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
The UAE has the world’s seventh-largest proven natural gas reserves, at 215trn standard cu feet (scf), accounting for 3.3% of the global total. The country is also a net importer, as demand is growing. Consumption rose 4.5% in 2013 to 2.45trn scf, considerably more than the 1.97trn scf produced. Demand is being driven by consumption from households and industry, while a...