Abu Dhabi to host one of world's largest oil and gas events - ADIPEC 2008

Abu Dhabi to host one of world's largest oil and gas events - ADIPEC 2008
posted on 01/04/2008

The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2008, (ADIPEC), one of the largest oil and gas events in the world, will take place on November 3 - 6 under the patronage of President His HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
As the inaugural event for the newly completed Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the tradeshow will cover more than 85,000 square metres of indoor exhibition space, making this event the largest in ADIPEC history, organisers dmg World Media said in a press release issued Monday.

ADIPEC 2008 expects to host between 35,000 - 40,000 industry executives who are spearheading the growth and development of the global oil and gas industry.
With over 1,400 exhibitors from 55 countries, 18 national pavilions, ADIPEC is the only international oil and gas show with representation from major international and national oil companies (IOCs and NOCs), and operating companies besides manufacturers of related equipments.

ADIPEC 2008 is the leading event for industry professionals, experts and government officials to promote their business and services, network, as well as see for the first time the latest technologies and innovations for the coming year.

This year ADIPEC is of great significance to the organisers, supporters and sponsors as it builds on more than two decades of success. The gross area of exhibition space for ADIPEC 2008 has grown by more than 100 percent. In addition, the event will witness the most considerable gathering of key global influencers including oil ministers from the GCC. Within the four days ADIPEC will stage two unique events - Energy 2030 and the Energy Investment Summit. The Petroleum Institute, ADNOC, and ADIPEC will host Energy 2030, which will include a high level conference and technical theatres.

ADIPEC was first launched in 1984 and is fully supported by the UAE Ministry of Energy and ADNOC. The conference programme is produced by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Intl.). – Emirates News Agency, WAM