Discussions were taking place on Twitter with the opening of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), which aims to establish new strategies for the changing energy landscape.
Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, said under its new 2030 strategy and five-year business plan, Adnoc will diversify and increase production of its petrochemical portfolio, while opening new markets to ensure sustained profitability.
It also intends to expand its refining capacity to meet growing demand for refined products. He also stressed the importance of the involvement of women in the industry.
Oman’s minister of oil and gas, Hamad Al Rumhy, and UAE’s Minister of Energy, Suhail Al Mazrouei, said there were positive signs in the oil markets. “I think the glut is almost gone from where it was a year ago,” said Mr Al Mazrouei.
In another statement, the Minister of Energy said that they were using the opportunity to become more efficient and resilient. Bahrain’s minister of oil underlined the impact the oil price plays on the global economy.
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The Sinopharm vaccine was created using techniques that have been around for decades.
“This is an inactivated vaccine. Simply what it means is that the virus is taken, cultured and inactivated," said Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the UAE's National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee.
"What is left is a skeleton of the virus so it looks like a virus, but it is not live."
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"The body will recognise it and form antibodies but because it is inactive, we will need more than one dose. The body will not develop immunity with one dose," she said.
"You have to be exposed more than one time to what we call the antigen."
The vaccine should offer protection for at least months, but no one knows how long beyond that.
Dr Al Kaabi said early vaccine volunteers in China were given shots last spring and still have antibodies today.
“Since it is inactivated, it will not last forever," she said.
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