Abu dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy signed agreements with several government entities during ADIPEC aimed at enhancing collaboration, data integration, and regulatory oversight across the Emirate's energy sector.
According to Emirates News Agency, the Service Level Agreements (SLA) cover a broad spectrum ranging from enhancing secure electronic data exchange, regulatory integration, and safety oversight, to operational efficiency. These partnerships establish frameworks for digital integration and data exchange across petroleum product trading and management, building permitting, environmental licensing, and transport regulation.
Ahmed Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, stated, "At ADIPEC 2025, we demonstrated our commitment to driving Abu Dhabi's energy transformation where the future is built on innovation, collaboration, and digital excellence. These agreements set a new benchmark for safety, efficiency, and regulatory integration, creating the foundation for a smarter and more secure energy future for the Emirate." He added that Abu Dhabi's energy sector transformation journey is designed to create a flexible and proactive system that can effectively respond to future changes and the Emirate's rapid pace of growth.
Under an SLA with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), seamless and secure electronic data sharing for petroleum trading permits and company registration will be introduced, while maintaining confidentiality and protecting intellectual property. Saif Ghubash, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Petroleum, Gas and Mineral Resources Sector at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, emphasized the strategic importance of this agreement in enhancing the operational framework of the energy and petroleum products sector at a national level.
Through an SLA with the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), digital systems will be integrated to share personnel conformity certificates and petroleum permits, ensuring consistency in standards, improving data accuracy, and reducing administrative timelines. Fahad Ghareeb Al Shamsi, Acting Secretary-General of the QCC, highlighted the significance of this partnership in driving Abu Dhabi's digital transformation.
Finally, the SLA with ADNOC Distribution will enable data system connectivity for petroleum permits issuance and verification of contract numbers and trade licences via the DoE platform. This agreement ensures ADNOC retains full ownership of its data, maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
By advancing Abu Dhabi's vision for a fully integrated digital energy ecosystem, these partnerships are redefining how institutions share data, enforce standards, and manage resources. Ahmed Alsayed Mohmed Al Sheebani, Acting Director-General of Regulatory Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, reaffirmed the department's leadership in developing an integrated regulatory framework for the petroleum products sector to ensure supply security and high service standards for consumers.
The partnerships underscore the DoE's commitment to shaping a secure, interconnected, and forward-looking energy sector through innovation, digital integration, and regulatory synergy across Abu Dhabi's public and private sectors.