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Bayanat AI valued its stake at over $170 million after a hugely successful flotation this week

IPO juggernaut Bayanat eyes driverless vehicle acquisitions

Abu Dhabi’s geospatial and data analytics firm Bayanat AI Plc expects its next wave of growth to come from the driverless vehicles segment and is in the market for potential acquisitions. The company this week recorded the best first-day performance of any global stock market listing of at least $100 million this year. It nearly […]

Adnoc Adipec

Adnoc’s new pilot scheme to address UAE’s carbon footprint

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) chose this week’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conferences (Adipec) to announce a partnership with Siemens Energy to pilot blockchain technology to certify the carbon intensity of a range of products. By using smart sensor data gathered from across Adnoc’s operational chain – from the oil well to the customer […]

Dr Sutlan Ahmed Al Jaber, Adnoc

Adnoc chief warns 5m barrels a day at risk if oil investment halts

The head of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has warned that the world will lose five million barrels per day of oil each year from next year if investments in the sector grinds to a halt. “Now is not the time to point out that long-term underinvestment in oil and gas has […]

Energy crisis inflates Gulf demand and strains Europe

The Opec+ oil production cuts announced in early October look set to ensure high energy prices continue for some time – a boon for Gulf producers but a headache for energy importers elsewhere. The situation is particularly acute in Europe, where countries have been scrambling to find alternatives to Russian gas.  The first instinct of […]

Solar plant in Uyayna, north of Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf countries, is intensifying decarbonisation efforts

Aramco, Adnoc and the long road to decarbonisation

As some of the world’s biggest carbon emitters, the Gulf’s national oil companies have come under considerable scrutiny in recent years. Several are now ramping up their decarbonisation efforts in response to the deepening climate crisis and tougher targets for environmental, social, and corporate governance.    In October last year Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil-exporting […]

Indian consortium planning to buy stake in ADNOC’s asset

An Indian consortium comprising several oil companies is planning to buy a stake in a hydrocarbon asset of UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Indian business daily Mint reported. The consortium is led by Indian government-owned ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), including Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat PetroResources Ltd and Oil India Ltd. The Indian […]

Hydrogen

How the UAE and UK can reap multi-billion hydrogen rewards

The UK and UAE could create up to 100,000 new jobs each in the hydrogen sector by maximising opportunities for collaboration, which may also include a joint investment vehicle. A report by the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) and UAE-based sustainability consultancy Zest Associates concludes the two countries can become “influential players in this emerging […]

Person, Human, Tie

Lulu Group targets Iraq and Africa ahead of Abu Dhabi IPO

Lulu Group International is planning a listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in 2023 and has hired investment bank Moelis & Co to advise it. The supermarket chain, which has its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, also confirmed to AGBI that it will add new outlets to its network as it consolidates in the Middle […]

UAE IPOs

UAE government’s IPO juggernaut raises $13.3bn and counting

A flurry of government-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets has helped rejuvenate UAE bourses, as local and international investors seek exposure to the country’s buoyant economy.  While Europe and the US fret over soaring inflation and likely recession, and most emerging market currencies wilt versus the dollar, Gulf […]

Landscape, Outdoors, Nature

ADNOC awards $1.5bn contract to expand offshore operations

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a contract worth AED5.62 billion ($1.53 billion) to ADNOC Drilling, according to WAM, the UAE’s state-owned news agency The two-year contract covers the provision of 12 jack-up rigs and two island rigs, as well as associated integrated drilling services. Over 80 percent of the award value will […]