Officials from more than 300 companies and 30 countries were busy making a pitch at the 12th OGS (Arab Oil & Gas Show) at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DIEC) to capture contracts worth $2 billion in oil and gas projects that are up for grabs in the UAE alone.

With government and private sector officials from other Arab states also in attendance, the value of the business potential at the fair was considerable.  Several thousand specialist visitors and buyers involved in the production and distribution of oil and gas attended the show.
Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai Civil Aviation and chairman of the Emirates Group, inaugurated the show that served as a regional platform to showcase new technologies, software and machinery, covering the entire range of activities in the oil and gas industry, from production to maintenance as well as environmentally friendly drilling procedures and safety and rescue issues.
Commenting on the show, Anselm Godinho, managing director, IC&E, organisers of the event, said: “OGS caters to the needs of the strategic energy sector by showcasing technologies from high-profile international manufacturers and suppliers, which lends the regional oil and gas producers their hallmark competitive edge.
“Supported by the UAE Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, OGS is the largest and longest-established event of its kind serving the lower Gulf.” 
There was a strong presence of companies from the UK, Canada, Italy, Turkey, Russia, Malaysia, Iran, Germany, China and the UAE. This year, OGS also featured the Arab Instrumentation & Automation (AIA) Show, which had a comprehensive display of technology for instrumentation, control and automation professionals. AIA was an international gathering that enabled suppliers to meet, demonstrate and sell to a diverse selection of industry buyers from all over the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Subcontinent.