ADNOC Puts $16.3B of Manufacturing Demand Behind Local Supply Push

ADNOC has identified more than $16.3 billion (AED 60 billion) of UAE manufacturing work it expects to require through 2030, a pipeline covering more than 200 products and critical spare parts.

The demand spans drilling equipment, electrical and automation systems, chemicals, catalysts, piping and heavy machinery, among other categories.

Two memorandums of understanding underpin the plan: one with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, the other with KEZAD Group. Both are aimed at developing local industry and deepening domestic supply chains.

Its Local+ program, which gives locally made products priority in relevant procurement tenders, now covers more than 100 UAE manufacturers. That is up from 70 when the scheme launched in May 2026.

ADNOC is also rebuilding how suppliers reach its tenders. The reforms are designed to cut supplier processing times by up to 80% and halve the documentation required, while prequalification will be dropped for 60% of service categories. Commercial bids and In-Country Value commitments will be assessed together in a single process, replacing the earlier bid-matching approach.

A centralized digital system will hold supplier registration, qualification and compliance in one place. It will use artificial intelligence to verify documents and reuse information suppliers have already submitted. ADNOC further plans to automate the calculation and release of ICV-related retention payments through its Supplier Hub — a change with direct consequences for contractor cash flow.

With the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADIO, the company will link its industrial demand to the national manufacturing database and to financing from the National Industrial Resilience Fund.

The measures were announced at the second Make it with ADNOC Forum at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, held ahead of ADIPEC.

The In-Country Value program, started in 2018, had redirected more than $83.6 billion (AED 307 billion) into the UAE economy by the end of 2025. It has supported localization of over 130 products and the development of 95 factories, and it has created employment for more than 27,500 Emiratis at participating private-sector companies.

At the inaugural forum in May, ADNOC set out about $54.5 billion (AED 200 billion) in planned project awards for 2026 to 2028.

Three figures connected to the company appear on 2026 regional rankings. Managing Director and Group CEO Sultan Al Jaber ranks second on a Middle East Top 100 CEOs list. Group Chief Sustainability and ESG Officer Ibrahim Al-Zu'bi ranks third in the oil and gas category of a Middle East sustainability leaders list, where ADIO Director General Badr Al-Olama ranks sixth in the investment and holdings category.

The headline figure is not a commitment to buy. ADNOC has not disclosed what share of the $16.3 billion is already covered by supplier agreements, how many new factories may be needed to serve the rest, or when the new qualification system will be fully operational. Those gaps matter for any manufacturer weighing a production line against a demand forecast that has not yet been converted into contracts.

For now, manufacturers are waiting on the detailed product requirements, tender schedules and eligibility criteria that will sit under the revised framework.