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Abu Dhabi, 5 September 2023 – The finalists for the ADIPEC Awards 2023 have been announced, reflecting a wide spectrum of geographies, industries and companies. The awards will recognise outstanding achievements within the energy and clean-tech sectors and celebrate global innovators in their pursuit of net-zero emissions. 

Under the theme ‘Leading the Transformation’, the ADIPEC Awards 2023 has eight new categories that respond to key global challenges, as well as the need for universal access to cleaner and more secure energy and the tangible and credible solutions necessary to deliver real change during the energy transition.

Representing a diverse range of industries, the 21 finalists come from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The UAE is shortlisted in the Game-Changing Partnership Award and Future Energy Workforce Development Programme categories; Israel and China make the finalists’ list, with nominations in the Clean Energy Technology Innovation of the Year and Transformative Hydrogen Project categories; and Malaysia has four finalists, the highest among the countries represented.

The ADIPEC Awards 2023 winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 2 October as part of ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy exhibition and conference, which will run from 2-5 October in Abu Dhabi. Taking place less than two months before the UAE hosts COP28 under the theme ‘Decarbonising. Faster. Together.’, ADIPEC 2023 will drive the energy industry’s future direction as it accelerates decarbonisation and creates the energy system of the future.

Fatema Al Nuaimi, Chairperson of the ADIPEC Awards 2023 and Executive Vice President, Downstream Business Management at ADNOC, said: “I am delighted to see the intense competition for our all-new categories from global leaders, pioneers and disruptors who are capturing emerging opportunities, driving transformative change and rethinking what it means to be an oil, gas and energy business today.

“The shortlisted entries demonstrate the industry’s readiness, leadership and commitment to helping reshape the industry and support global climate and energy challenges for a sustainable tomorrow.”

The ADIPEC Awards 2023 has attracted a record 1,072 entry submissions from 78 countries. Seven of the awards categories were open to the energy industry to submit nominations. The last category – Leader of Change: Passionate Driver of Progress – will be selected by the 10-member ADIPEC Awards jury. Two new members were added to the jury this year – Vicki Knott, CEO and Co-Founder of CruxOCM and Samantha Gross, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative and a Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution – who have expertise in technology and climate change, respectively.