Global industry leaders, experts, and decision makers are gearing up for what is anticipated to be the largest Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) yet as organizers reveal another milestone for the world's most influential oil and gas event. The distinguished ADIPEC Technical Conference Program received a total of 2,775 proposals for this year's edition of the event, marking a 22 percent increase from last year, and once again breaking all known records for the number of submitted abstracts in the oil and gas industry. Technical papers came from 571 organizations across 71 countries, with more than half of submissions from outside the Middle East, underlining ADIPEC's expanding international reach and its worldwide recognition as the global meeting place for knowledge-exchange in the energy sector. It is anticipated that this year's edition of ADIPEC will be the largest event to date. The ADIPEC 2016 technical committee, which is comprised of 140 industry-leading experts, convened on 22nd May, where 717 quality abstracts were selected following a thorough and rigorous selection process across ten technical categories, representing an acceptance rate of nearly 26%. "Sharing industry best practice, knowledge, research, and innovation has never been more important and critical to the industry than it is today," said Fareed Abdulla, Senior Vice President – North East Bab (NEB) Asset at the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations Ltd. (ADCO), ADIPEC 2016 Technical Conference Chairman, and SPE Middle East Board Chairman. "The energy sector is currently witnessing a transformation marked by a special focus on efficiency, and stakeholders recognize they need to adapt both their business strategies and on-the-ground implementation to survive. Every year, we not only see an increase in the number of submissions, but also in the quality of papers we receive – making the ADIPEC Conference Program truly the go-to event for the latest developments in the world of oil and gas." ADIPEC 2016 will take place on Nov. 7-10, and is hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
