ADNOC L&S: 'efficiency is the only currency that matters'

Over the next 10 years, Abu Dhabi plans to pull off a complex balancing act, maximising the value of oil and gas reserves, while increasing its clean energy and reaching its net-zero ambitions by 2050. To make those ambitions a reality, state-owned oil company ADNOC plans to invest US$150Bn to 2035, increasing oil reserves, expanding gas production, developing solar energy and building carbon capture facilities.
“The geography of energy has completely shifted. The UAE and the wider Middle East have evolved into the world’s global sense of gravity for the offshore activity,” observed Captain Mohamed Al Ali, senior vice president, Offshore Logistics, ADNOC Logistics & Services.
During his keynote address at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference in London, on 3 February, Captain Ali said the US$17Bn Hail and Ghasha gas mega-project represents “pinnacle offshore complexity and technical ambition” as the world’s first net-zero emission gas development, advancing both large-scale energy production and environmental stewardship. 
He said the project was a blueprint for the structural transformation that is underway in offshore oil and gas.
“We are seeing the move towards larger-scale, integrated energy hubs, rather than isolated wells. The opportunity lies in providing a single, seamless logistics interface for projects,” he emphasised.
ADNOC L&S is transforming the offshore logistics, moving from the traditional chartering system to an integrated service model. As a result, ADNOC L&S provides a single point of contact for supply chain management, with warehousing onshore and offshore, material handling and logistics.
To make logistics more efficient, the company has developed one of the first AI-powered smart port solutions. By redesigning its offshore logistics, ADNOC L&S has been able to increase its jetty utilisation in its offshore logistics base by more than 20% while delivering more than 15% cargo.
ADNOC L&S will pilot autonomous vessel technology, investing in two remotely operated vessels that will be delivered by Q3 or Q4 2027. These autonomous landing craft-type vessels will be around 60 m in length, delivering supplies to offshore platforms and artificial islands.
In addition, it has completed the conversion of one of its platform supply vessels into hybrid propulsion, which is already delivering a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and lowering maintenance costs. “We are looking to break even within the next four years of this investment” he said. Captain Ali sees further investments in developing all-electric OSV design and will pilot the first Seaglider WIG vehicles in the UAE that will be delivered at the end of 2027.
“In 2026, efficiency is the only currency that matters,” he concluded.