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The 2012 edition of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) will for the first time showcase oil and gas technologies in a large 10,500 square metre outdoor complex in response to the unprecedented demand from industry exhibitors.
The President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is patron of ADIPEC, and Mr Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, CEO of ADMA-OPCO is Chairman of ADIPEC 2012. ADIPEC is supported by ADNOC, the UAE Ministry of Energy, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce plus the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and sponsors include the world’s leading oil and gas companies. ADIPEC 2012 takes place from November 11-14 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The grandstand area of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre will be split into three: a 4,000-square-metre marquee housing specialist products and services for the offshore and marine oil and gas sectors, an open-air section for heavy-duty machinery, equipment and vehicles, and a VIP area for industry decision makers and local dignitaries.
Altogether the outdoor exhibition space at ADIPEC 2012 will exceed 10,500 square metres, more than ten times the outdoor space allocated to the 2010 show, according to organisers dmg::events.
The vast Offshore and Marine Hall, located within walking distance from ADNEC’s main atrium, will host over 90 companies involved in exploration and production offshore, including ADNOC Group, Drydocks World LLC, National Marine Dredging Company, Rigmarine FZC and Thuraya Telecommunications Company.
The purpose-built tent will also contain the first ever UAE Oil and Gas Museum, complete with rare artefacts, historical documents and decommissioned equipment donated by companies involved in the country’s oil and gas sector over the last 70 years.
"ADIPEC has been growing and evolving since the first event in 1984," said Kimon Alexandrou, Commercial Director of dmg:events. "The 15th ADIPEC will be the first to have a large-scale outdoor complex serving both the onshore and offshore sectors, developed in response to the considered feedback we’ve received from exhibitors and visitors." "The technical sophistication and specific character of offshore exploration and production and marine engineering demanded a unique space for the industry, while the open-air section allows visitors to inspect first-hand cutting-edge solutions much too large for typical exhibition venues," Alexandrou said.
The outdoor zone in front of the ADNEC grandstand will have more than 20 exhibitors displaying the heavy duty vehicles and hardware used in modern-day oil and gas E’&’P, both onshore and offshore, such as Caterpillar, HB Rentals, National Oil Well Varco, Top Oilfield Industries Limited, and Weatherford Bin Hamoodah.
Also outside, away from the visitors visiting the indoor halls, will be the Middle East Petroleum Club, a discreet venue for ADIPEC’s most distinguished guests, complete with uniformed attendants and five-star cuisine from Etihad Airways.
"Deals valued at more than US$4 billion were secured at ADIPEC 2010. With even more exhibition space in 2012, and more opportunities for quality networking, the 15th edition of the show has even greater business potential," added Alexandrou.
ADIPEC is the largest oil and gas event in the Middle East and the third biggest worldwide, attracting more than 1,600 local and international companies, 45,500 visitors from 91 countries, and hosting 13 national pavilions.
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