ADIPEC 2026 — Abu Dhabi

ADIPEC 2026 runs 2-5 November at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi. Hosted by ADNOC. The single largest event in the global energy industry calendar — 200,000+ attendees expected across the entire energy value chain. 13 conference programmes, 380+ sessions, hundreds of speakers across operators, NOCs, IOCs, ministers, service companies, technology vendors, financiers, and academics.

What ADIPEC 2026 is themed around

"Advancing tangible action across the entire energy value chain, accelerating decarbonisation and advancing the global energy transformation."

Translation: the 2026 edition pushes operator presentations away from "we have a transition strategy" announcements toward "here's what we shipped this year" updates.

EarthScan plans

ADIPEC 2026 is a strategic priority:

• Permanent booth — first time exhibiting. Demo + lead capture infrastructure built around the Sprint 6 / 7 funnel
• Technical paper submissions — at least one on EAN-DDA's Middle East operator relevance + at least one on VeerNet scaling considerations
• Operator dinners — Tarry hosts targeted dinners with the Middle Eastern operator relationships built through 2025-26

Themes we'll watch

• AI in upstream + midstream — full Digitalisation in Energy sub-conference
• CCS at scale — GCC regional storage hubs
• Hydrogen + ammonia — global supply-chain
• NEOM-adjacent infrastructure — energy + capital flows
• Saudi-UAE strategic alignment — post-WPC 2026 conversation

Why ADIPEC matters most

For an AI/ML-for-subsurface company like EarthScan, the Middle East is the highest-leverage growth market. Aggressive operator capital, sharp talent gap, openness to pre-built AI tooling. ADIPEC is where the procurement decisions that shape 2027 happen.