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14 Jun 2019
With 3.5mn b/d output capacity, Abu Dhabi state firm Adnoc produces the vast bulk of UAE output. Major structural change has been implemented in recent years. But perhaps none is as dramatic as the near-50% increase in the number of Adnoc’s foreign partners as Abu Dhabi seeks to hike output.
Abu Dhabi state firm Adnoc has been transformed over the past five years. If anything the pace has been accelerating. Many of the most ambitious reforms have been under the stewardship of CEO Sultan al-Jaber, who took up the reins in early 2016 (MEES, 19 February 2016), including a major streamlining of subsidiaries in 2017 (MEES, 20 October 2017).
Equally notable is the revolution underway in reshaping Adnoc’s partnerships with foreign oil firms. The number of such firms partnered with Adnoc in its upstream operations has soared from 12 in 2014 to 17 currently (see chart 1). Moreover, there...
Adnoc's Foreign Partners*: Asia Rising
