Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Arabic: شركة بترول أبو ظبي الوطنية), known by its acronym ADNOC, is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Native name | شركة بترول أبو ظبي الوطنية |
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Company type | Government owned corporation |
Industry | Oil and gas |
Founded | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) (restructured in 1988) |
Headquarters | , United Arab Emirates |
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Products | Crude oil Oil products Natural gas Petrochemicals |
Number of employees | 65,000 (2015)[1] |
Website | www |
It is the world's 12th largest oil company by production.[2] As of 2021, the company has an oil production capacity exceeding 4 million bpd with plans to increase to 5 million bpd by 2030.[3][4] It is the United Arab Emirate's largest oil company.[5][6][7]
ADNOC's output was roughly flat at about 2.5 million barrels per day during the 1990s. It stood at 2.9 mbpd in 2008. Although its financial indicators are difficult to assess as the company has been described as secretive, it has also been described as efficient and well managed.[8]
ADNOC is one of few oil companies in the world to make a substantial investment to increase oil production amid growing pressure to reduce output due to climate change.[9]