ADIPEC 2026 ended in Abu Dhabi with more than 50,000 deals worth an estimated AED 246 billion, up 26.4% on 2025.
ADNOC hosted the four-day event, which drew 240,000 attendees from 170 countries. They included more than 40 government ministers and policymakers from countries such as Germany, Canada, Japan, Kazakhstan and Nigeria. This was the show’s largest exhibition yet, with 2,260 companies across 16 halls and 30 country pavilions. Asian participation rose 12% to 353 exhibitors, and the AI Zone grew by 20% to host Microsoft, NVIDIA, IBM and Huawei, among others.
The biggest announcements included ADNOC’s partnership with OpenAI and G42. XRG also agreed an AED 5.5 billion deal to buy Shell’s stake in Australia’s North West Shelf LNG project. Elsewhere, TA’ZIZ reached financial close on AED 5.1 billion for its terminal and ammonia projects in Ruwais, with both deals oversubscribed.
Gulf Economist Staff Writer