The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2026 will take place in Abu Dhabi from Nov. 2 to 5, 2026, at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
The event will seek to mobilise investment in resilient and intelligent energy systems, with ministers, CEOs and senior leaders from the energy, technology, finance and industrial sectors confirmed to participate.
ADIPEC will bring together the global energy industry in Abu Dhabi as the world faces rising energy demand, geopolitical volatility, infrastructure constraints and rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the importance of energy security to economic stability and growth.
Billed as the world’s largest energy conference and exhibition, ADIPEC 2026 will bring together policymakers, producers, investors, technology leaders and customers to translate shared priorities into practical action, drawing on the UAE’s position as an energy supplier, investment partner and global hub for technology and industry.
Across its conferences and exhibition, participants will seek to align priorities, advance commercial partnerships and accelerate projects and solutions aimed at supporting secure, reliable and affordable energy supplies and long-term economic growth.
Early confirmed speakers include UAE Energy and Infrastructure Minister Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei; Egyptian Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi; Jordanian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Saleh Kharabsheh; Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo; Shell CEO Wael Sawan; TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne; bp CEO Meg O’Neill; Oxy President and CEO Richard Jackson; Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi; Siemens Energy President and CEO Christian Bruch; Zhenhua Oil Chairman Wang Yuetao; SLB CEO Olivier Le Peuch; Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli; YPF Chairman and CEO Horacio Marín; World Energy Council Secretary General and CEO Angela Wilkinson; Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote; Hunt Energy Holdings Chairman and CEO Hunter Hunt; KBR Chair, President and CEO Stuart Bradie; Inclusive Brains CEO and co-founder Olivier Oullier; and Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum and Sustainable Energy CEO Haruhiko Ando.
Abdulmunim Al Kindy, chairman of ADIPEC 2026, said recent volatility had highlighted the link between energy security and economic stability.
“As demand rises and AI transforms both the energy sector and the economies it powers, the world must invest ahead of demand, diversify supply and strengthen the infrastructure, technology and capabilities that keep energy moving,” he said.
“ADIPEC 2026 will focus on what the next energy system needs most: growth, reliability, intelligence and delivery. By bringing together policy, capital, technology and industry in Abu Dhabi, we will help advance the investments, projects and partnerships required to provide more energy, more securely and affordably, while supporting global economic growth.”
For 2026, ADIPEC’s Strategic Conference has been redesigned around forces reshaping global energy, including rising demand and energy security, infrastructure, investment, AI, industrial execution and workforce capability.
Across 11 programmes and more than 380 sessions, ministers, CEOs, investors, policymakers and technology leaders will examine the decisions, partnerships and capital needed to expand energy supply, accelerate infrastructure development and strengthen long-term system performance.
New Strategic Conference programmes include Energy Security & Resilience; Policy, Regulation & Governance; Upstream; Clean Power, Molecules & Carbon Management; Grids, Infrastructure & Industrial Execution; and Workforce & Skills.
Existing programmes have also been updated to reflect priorities shaping the next phase of the energy sector, including AI, Digital & Technology Innovation and Downstream, Chemicals & Industrial Value Chains.
The 11 Strategic Conference programmes will be complemented by the Technical Conference, which includes the SPE Technical and Downstream Technical programmes. Together, they will bring engineers and technical experts from across the energy industry to focus on translating strategy into operational delivery.
Christopher Hudson, president of dmg events, the organiser of ADIPEC, said the event’s role as a platform for dialogue, collaboration and commercial engagement had become increasingly important as the global energy landscape evolved.
“Rising energy demand, supply constraints and rapid technological advancement underscore the need to bring industry leaders together to align priorities, mobilise investment and accelerate the projects and technologies required to support long-term energy security and economic growth,” he said.
“The strong early momentum behind ADIPEC 2026 reflects the industry’s recognition of both the scale of the opportunity and the urgency for action. By convening policymakers, investors, technology leaders and energy producers in Abu Dhabi, ADIPEC will help strengthen partnerships, advance innovation and support the delivery of the secure, reliable and affordable energy systems the world needs.”
The ADIPEC Exhibition will serve as a global marketplace connecting companies with customers, investors and partners. In 2025, the event generated $53 billion in value through more than 49,000 deals, according to the organisers.
More than 2,250 companies have already confirmed their participation, including 54 national oil companies, international oil companies, national energy companies and international energy companies, across 16 halls and 30 country pavilions, the organisers said.
Four specialised zones will showcase market-ready technologies and solutions to customers, investors and partners, with the aim of helping move projects from development to execution.
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