2006
March: Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) said it started construction on a project to produce ultra low sulphur gas oil to meet future demand.

The UAE and ExxonMobil signed a final deal for the US major to take a 28-per cent stake in the state’s Upper Zakum oilfield, state oil firm Adnoc said.
April: Borouge signed four deals as part of a plan to triple its production of polyolefins, used for making plastics, to two million tonnes per year by 2010.
September: Oil services contractor Halliburton said it had received a contract worth more than $70 million for cementing and related services from the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Production.
October: Foster Wheeler said its subsidiary Foster Wheeler International (Abu Dhabi branch) had been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco) for the Sahil, Asab and Shah (SAS) oilfield development project in the UAE.
2005
October: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (Gasco), a unit of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), has awarded US engineering firm Fluor a $999 million contract to build the first stage of the Habshan gas complex expansion.
September: The Abu Dhabi Polymers Company’s (Borouge) plans to triple production is expected to meet rising demand in Asia and the Middle East and possibly Europe.
May: Abu Dhabi aims to boost output capacity at its biggest Murban oilfield by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.5 million bpd between December and March.
“There are new capacities coming gradually from June onward,” Yousef Omair bin Yousef, chief executive of Adnoc, said.
April: Adnoc is on course to lift the UAE’s crude oil production capacity to three million barrels per day (mbpd) by 2006, said a report.
Major investments pumped into several onshore and offshore projects over the past five years are now set to yield dividends.
2004
December: Adnoc plans to raise runs by more than 30 per cent at its condensate splitter by 2007 to churn out more clean products for the Asia market.
Gasco, a unit of Adnoc, leads a drive to expand gas production from five billion cubic feet per day.
June: Adnoc raises its term naphtha prices for Japanese term lifters in the year starting July.
May: Adnoc suggests setting up an “oil reserve bank” by producing countries as a way of achieving oil market stablity while recommending that consumers use strategic oil stocks flexibly.
February: Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco) undertakes project to protect its 1,500 wells.
The UAE plans to boost oil output by developing Adco’s onshore Bab and other fields.
January: Gasco sends out international tenders for a third phase of natural gas development to expand the processing capacity at the Habshan plant.
Adco gears up to restart one of its two 140,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) condensate splitters following scheduled maintenance.
2003
December: Borouge, Borealis’ joint venture with Adnoc, is in the process of expanding its existing Borstar polyethylene capacity and studying further expansion to form a world scale petrochemical complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
Tecnimont SpA of Italy signs an agreementwith Abu Dhabi Polymers Co, a joint venture between Adnoc and Borealis, the main producer of polyethylene in Europe, to increase the capacity of polyethylene units from 260,000 tonnes per year to 320,000 tonnes.
September: The UAE awards Italy’s Snamprogetti a $316 million engineering, procurement and construction contract to upgrade the Bu Hasa onshore oilfield, operated by Adco.
Adnoc plans to shut down its 120,000 bpd Ruwais refinery for scheduled turnaround sometime in the second half of September.
August: The UAE announces plans to increase sustainable oil production capacity to 3.58 million bpd by 2006 from the current 2.63 million bpd.
“A crucial element in the UAE’s plan ... is the development of Upper Zakum from its present level of 550,000 bpd to 1.2 million bpd,” the Middle East Economic Survey reports.
May: Total Abu Al Bukhoosh (ABK), a unit of French oil giant Total, completes 52-km pipeline from its offshore Abu Al Bukhoosh oilfield in Abu Dhabi to Das Island, allowing the company to export crude oil by pipeline. Operating company Adma-Opco says oil coming from the new 10-inch pipeline will be mixed with that of Umm Shaif to be stored in the Das Island Industrial area ready for export.
2002
December: Abu Dhabi plans to introduce CNG for vehicles. Adnoc Distribution says a pilot project will begin late next year and cost $1.5 million.
The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co (Adma-Opco) completes one of the largest 3D ocean bottom cable seismic surveys at the Zakum field.
November: Adco shareholdres approve plans to develop a production of 1.4 million bpd.
Adnoc Distribution is to enhance production up to 90,000 metric tonnes per annum in the next two to three years.
UAE filling stations decide to sell only unleaded gasoline from January 1, 2003 and Takreer sets up systems to supply the clean fuel.
October: Abu Dhabi completes a major project to boost the production capacity of its giant offsore Zakum oilfield through a gas-injection process.
The Borouge Petroche-micals Complex opens.
September: Emarat and Adnoc forge a marketing tie-up to help both companies to sell their products in each other’s areas without setting up their facilities physically.
August: Adnoc launches new project to handle oil waste in a drive to protect the environment.
July: National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) subsidiary of Adnoc is awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of offshore facilities of the Al Khalij North development project in Qatar.
June: Adco invites bids for the engineering, procurement and construction contract on the Bab field development.
April: Adnoc Distribution to enhance production of lubricants and greases to 60,000 metric tonnes per year by year end.
February: Adnoc issues a new corporate health, safety and environment policy and guidelines for its group companies.
January: Adnoc CEO Yousef Omair bin Yousef asks Japan to continue supporting its oilfield development projects despite the planned abolition of Japan National Oil Corporation.
2001
November: Gasco commissions Ruwais Upgrading Project.
June: Commissioning of 48 inch Maqta’a Jebel Ali Gas Pipeline.
February: Commission-ing of Phase II Of the Onshore Gas Development Project (OGD-II).
2000
September: Onshore Gas Development Phase -II(OGD-II).
August: Zakum-Das new 30 inch Main Oil Line.
July: Commissioning of Condensate Units in Ruwais Refinery.