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ADIPEC welcomes record number of industry personnel
ADIPEC 2008 (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference), one of the world's largest oil & gas events, opened with a flourish with over 21,000 industry personnel and distinguished guests flooding through its doors on the first day, making it a record breaking opening day.
- Staff Report
- Published: 12:49 November 4, 2008
Abu Dhabi: ADIPEC 2008 (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference), one of the world's largest oil & gas events, opened with a flourish with over 21,000 industry personnel and distinguished guests flooding through its doors on the first day, making it a record breaking opening day.
Under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, ADIPEC was opened by His Highness Lieutenant General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and President of the Executive Council.
ADIPEC consistently brings together world leaders, and on the first day proudly welcomed British Prime Minister Gordon Brown who spoke passionately about current and future world energy demands.
The first Prime Minister to attend the event, Gordon Brown addressed ADIPEC's Executive Plenary Session on "Working together to deliver sustainable growth: Innovative Teams and Technology Deployment" before going on to meet with His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
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