--- eventsindex_id: EI-00128 slug: adipec title: ADIPEC title_alt: - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/adipec.html next_edition_dates: 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-05 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-11-02' date_end: '2026-11-05' venue: ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi city: Abu Dhabi country: United Arab Emirates organiser: dmg events organiser_url: https://www.adipec.com/ b2b: true vector: sector: - energy-transition audience: - government - industry - procurement - investor - technology format: - exhibition - conference purpose: - deal-making - networking - benchmarking geography_scope: - global season: autumn meta_description: 'ADIPEC 2026, 2-5 November at ADNEC Abu Dhabi: the world''s largest energy event, 2,250 exhibitors, 239,000 attendees and 13 conference programmes.' editorial_take: The largest energy gathering on earth, where the hydrocarbon industry writes its own transition agenda and the deal volume dwarfs every European equivalent. generated_by: cowork-vertical-build last_verified: '2026-07-29' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # ADIPEC > *Four days at ADNEC Abu Dhabi covering the whole energy industry, from upstream oil and gas to grids, low-carbon technology and AI, with 13 conference programmes running alongside a 2,250-company exhibition.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | SCALE | |---|---|---|---| | 2–5 November 2026 | ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi | dmg events | 239,000+ attendees, 2,250+ exhibitors, 16,500+ conference delegates | ## Definition ADIPEC, originally the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, is the largest energy event in the world by attendance. The 2026 edition runs from 2 to 5 November at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi, organised by dmg events under the patronage of the emirate. The organiser expects more than 239,000 exhibition attendees, over 2,250 exhibiting companies, more than 16,500 conference delegates and over 1,800 speakers, with 54 national and international oil and energy companies participating. The previous edition reported 53 billion US dollars in business across 49,131 deals. ## What ADIPEC is for ADIPEC is where the global hydrocarbon industry conducts its commercial year and, increasingly, sets the terms of its own transition narrative. Both facts matter. The exhibition remains an oil and gas procurement floor of enormous scale, with national oil companies, service majors and the full equipment supply chain. At the same time, the conference programme has expanded well beyond upstream: 13 programmes now cover energy security, policy and regulation, finance, AI and digital technology, natural gas and LNG, maritime and logistics, downstream, clean power, grid infrastructure and workforce development, with dedicated zones for AI, digitalisation and low-carbon solutions. ## Who attends - Ministers and energy policymakers from producing and consuming countries - National oil companies, international oil companies and utilities - Oilfield services, equipment manufacturers and the industrial supply chain - Investors, project financiers and commodity traders - Technology providers, including AI and digital operations vendors - Maritime, logistics and infrastructure operators ## How the programme is structured The exhibition fills the ADNEC halls, organised by country pavilion and technology category. The conference runs 13 programmes and more than 380 sessions in parallel, from ministerial plenaries to deeply technical upstream sessions. Additional formats sit around it: a leadership club for senior executives, a young professionals programme, awards, a gala dinner and a golf day. The technical conference retains a peer-reviewed submission process inherited from its petroleum engineering origins. ## Reading ADIPEC as an energy transition event Listing ADIPEC under energy transition requires a caveat, and it is worth stating plainly. This is the oil and gas industry's own event, and the transition content sits inside a programme whose commercial base is hydrocarbon production. It belongs on the circuit because the capital, the infrastructure and the political weight involved in the transition are concentrated here, and because clean power, grids, carbon management and hydrogen now occupy substantial programme space. Anyone tracking where transition money actually moves cannot ignore it. Anyone looking for a climate-first framing should look to Enlit Europe or European Hydrogen Week instead. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is ADIPEC an oil and gas show or an energy transition show? Both, in that order. Its base is oil and gas, and its conference programme now covers grids, clean power, carbon management, hydrogen and digital operations. ### How large is it really? The organiser expects more than 239,000 attendees across four days, which makes it several times the size of any European energy event. ### Who should not attend? - Teams looking for European regulatory content, which sits at Enlit Europe or in Brussels - Small companies without a Gulf market strategy, who will find the scale hard to work ## The organiser: dmg events dmg events, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust group, runs ADIPEC alongside a portfolio of energy and construction exhibitions across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The event is held under Abu Dhabi patronage with ADNOC as a central participant. --- ## Editorial take *The largest energy gathering on earth, where the hydrocarbon industry writes its own transition agenda and the deal volume dwarfs every European equivalent.* ## How to register and what it costs Exhibition visitor registration is handled on the official website and has been free for qualified trade visitors registering in advance. Conference delegate passes are paid and tiered by programme and duration, with technical conference access sold separately from the strategic programmes. Exhibitor and pavilion pricing is quoted by dmg events. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### When and where does the 2026 edition take place? 2 to 5 November 2026 at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ### How many conference sessions are there? The organiser lists 13 conference programmes and more than 380 sessions with over 1,800 speakers. ### Is there a technical conference? Yes. The technical programme retains a submission and review process from ADIPEC's petroleum engineering origins, and runs alongside the strategic and ministerial content. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.adipec.com/ | | Organiser | https://www.dmgevents.com/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-29 **Next review:** 2026-09-30 **Notes:** All attendance, exhibitor and deal-value figures are organiser-reported. The deal-value figure covers the previous edition and is self-reported by dmg events. **Variables:** 42/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable