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ADIPEC 2026: energy and technology in Abu Dhabi

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5 November 2026Reported information

ADIPEC closes with an estimated $67 billion in announced agreements

ADIPEC 2026's closing figures, carried by WAM on 6 November, report more than 50,000 agreements worth an estimated $67 billion after four days in Abu Dhabi.

View of Abu Dhabi. — Illustrative archive photograph; does not depict the exhibition. Makalu, CC0, resized. — Makalu / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; archives, taille réduite.

The estimate is 26.4% higher than in 2025. The tally also reports 240,000 participants from 170 countries and 2,260 exhibiting companies. These are figures communicated at the exhibition's close, without independent verification of each contract.

The artificial intelligence zone expanded by 20% compared with the previous edition. The exhibition combines energy supply discussions with industrial technologies. Announced agreement values should not be equated with investment already disbursed.

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2 November 2026Reported information

ADIPEC opens in Abu Dhabi with AI central to energy discussions

ADIPEC 2026 opened in Abu Dhabi on 2 November. Scheduled to run until 5 November at ADNEC, the exhibition includes a focus on artificial intelligence applications in energy.

UAE flag photographed in June 2017. — Archive geographical illustration; it does not depict the reported event. — Ghania0007 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 17 juin 2017 ; taille réduite.

Gulf News reports areas for equipment and digital technologies, plus a dedicated AI zone. Discussions address industrial uses and the energy requirements of these systems.

Exhibitor MACOGA also confirms the event’s opening. The operational benefits discussed reflect participating companies’ expectations; they are not a record of outcomes already achieved during the exhibition.

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