Abu Dhabi, UAE — ADNOC has announced a partnership with EDGE Group to deploy UAE-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, across its onshore and offshore operations.
EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing UAVs for ADNOC to deploy in its operations, to minimize emissions and enhance environmental performance, monitor operations, and provide support in emergency response situations.
ADNOC has allocated an initial $15 billion (AED55 billion) to lower-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies to reduce its carbon intensity by 25 percent by 2030 and enable its ambition to achieve Net Zero by 2045.
As the company decarbonizes its operations, it is localizing its supply chain and promoting domestic manufacturing of critical industrial products.
As part of the collaboration, ADNOC and ADASI will enter into a commercial partnership agreement that will allow the deployment of UAVs specialized in greenhouse gas leak detection and detailed inspection of site assets and infrastructure.
ADNOC has allocated an initial $15 billion (AED55 billion) to lower-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies to reduce its carbon intensity by 25 percent by 2030 and enable its ambition to achieve Net Zero by 2045.
Dr. Saleh Hashem Alhashmi, Director, Group Commercial and In-Country Value, ADNOC, said, “This innovative partnership underscores how we are leveraging technology to accelerate decarbonization across our operations. Equipped with the latest imaging technology, EDGE’s unmanned aerial vehicles will support us in stopping greenhouse gas emissions. These drones can cover vast areas and will reduce the need to mobilize equipment and personnel to potentially harmful environments.”