Adnoc has launched a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) marketing and trading platform in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), integrating the commercial activities of Adnoc Gas, XRG and Adnoc Trading into a unified structure aimed at strengthening global LNG operations.

The platform is designed to enhance flexibility, shipping optionality and customer access as Adnoc expands its LNG portfolio, including the Ruwais LNG project, while supporting XRG’s international gas and infrastructure growth.

It also builds on Adnoc’s long-standing role as a global LNG supplier, with over five decades of experience and more than 3,500 cargoes delivered worldwide since 1977.

The initiative targets 47 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of combined marketable LNG capacity by 2035, positioning Adnoc and XRG among the world’s leading LNG players and reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s role as a global energy trading hub.

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Adnoc Managing Director and Group CEO, and XRG Executive Chairman, said: “With LNG demand set to grow substantially, the world will need reliable, responsible and trusted suppliers at scale. This world-class, integrated commercial LNG platform brings together the full strength of Adnoc’s marketing, trading and shipping capabilities to create a single global hub in Abu Dhabi. It marks a step-change in scale, flexibility and optionality of our LNG marketing and trading platform and will further position Adnoc to meet the world’s growing demand for energy.”

Rashid Al Mazrouei has been appointed Chief Marketing & Origination Officer (LNG), responsible for overseeing marketing of the combined LNG equity portfolios of Adnoc Gas and XRG from ADGM.

He will work closely with Adnoc Trading to centralise long-term LNG marketing activities.

Al Mazrouei will maintain continuity across the platform, which preserves existing Adnoc Gas commercial agreements while creating opportunities to optimise future volumes, including from Ruwais LNG.

XRG’s expanding global portfolio, supported by offices in London and Abu Dhabi, will also feed into the platform.

Adnoc Trading will continue as the counterparty for trading activities, maintaining existing customer interfaces.

The company has rapidly grown into a leading global LNG financial trader with offices in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Geneva.

Shipping remains a key pillar of the platform.

Adnoc Trading’s LNG shipping desk ranked among the top global charterers in 2025, while Adnoc Logistics & Services has expanded its LNG fleet to 20 vessels, supporting rising UAE production and global trade flows. -OGN/TradeArabia News Service