ADNOC Announces US $45 Billion Investment Plan to Become Leading Global Downstream Player

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) today unveiled strategies to spend United States $45 billion alongside companions, over the next five years, to end up being a leading global downstream gamer. The strategies were revealed at the ADNOC Downstream Investment Forum, which happened today in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The occasion brought together more than 40 CEOs and 800 senior business leaders from the global oil and gas, energy, petrochemical and money sectors, along with many other markets.

Building on the existing strengths and competitive benefits of the Ruwais Industrial Complicated, ADNOC will certainly develop the world's largest and most sophisticated integrated refining and petrochemicals complex, raising the range and quantity of its high-value downstream products, protecting far better access to development markets around the globe, and creating a production ecosystem in Ruwais. ADNOC's new approach is expected to create greater than 15,000 jobs and contribute 1% to UAE GDP growth..

H.E. Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group Chief Executive Officer, said: "Given the projected increase popular for petrochemicals and higher-value polished products, we are repositioning ADNOC to come to be a leading global downstream gamer. We will spend considerably in Ruwais and open up attractive partnership and co-investment possibilities along our prolonged value chain to develop a powerful brand-new downstream engine and springboard for growth that will profit our country, our company and our partners.".

Importantly, the expansion plans for Ruwais will also support Abu Dhabi and the UAE's financial advancement and diversification, develop high-skilled jobs and enhance the country's standing as an internationally appealing destination for energy investments," he included.

ADNOC will again welcome long-lasting companions that bring operational know-how, innovation, monetary acumen and the ability to establish and open up new markets. In return, companions will certainly take advantage of the staminas of the Ruwais Industrial Complicated, consisting of: competitive feedstock; strong assimilation; a site operated by a solitary proprietor to take full advantage of harmonies; an advantaged geographic place well-positioned for east-west trade; and, a highly-developed port and logistics infrastructure.

Plansare well advanced to expand the complex's refining capability by greater than 65%, or 600,000 bpd by 2025, with the addition of a third, new refinery, producing a complete ability of 1.5 million barrels per day (mbpd). The entire Ruwais complicated will certainly additionally be updated to generate greater volumes of higher-value petrochemicals and acquired products. It includes a plan to build one of the world's biggest combined feed biscuits, trebling production capacity from 4.5 mtpa in 2016 to 14.4 mtpa by 2025.

ADNOC will additionally develop a new, massive, making ecological community in Ruwais through the creation of new petrochemical By-products and Conversion Parks, creating a centerpiece for the global petrochemicals industry. The Ruwais Derivatives Park will certainly function as a prime catalyst for the following stage of petrochemical transformation by inviting partners to invest and create brand-new products and remedies from the expanding range of feedstocks that are available in Ruwais.

The new Ruwais Conversion Park will certainly spur brand-new business creation further down the value chain, making higher-value final result, including product packaging products, coverings, high voltage insulation and vehicle composites.

About ADNOC
ADNOC is a major diversified group of power and petrochemical companies, that generates about three million barrels of oil and 10.5 billion cubic feet of raw gas a day. Its integrated upstream, midstream and downstream activities are accomplished by 14 professional subsidiary and joint venture firms. To learn more visit www.adnoc.ae. For additional information: [email protected].