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ADNOC announced the establishment of a global LNG marketing and trading platform based in Abu Dhabi Global Market that unifies capabilities across its businesses to deliver greater flexibility in marketing, trading and shipping. The platform will manage up to 47 million tonnes per annum of marketable LNG supply by 2035, positioning the company among the leading international suppliers as demand grows. ADNOC said in a statement that the integrated structure creates a single global hub in Abu Dhabi while building on the group’s existing strengths in the sector.
HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, ADNOC Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, said, “With LNG demand set to grow substantially, the world will need reliable, responsible and trusted suppliers at scale. This world-class, integrated commercial LNG platform brings together the full strength of ADNOC’s marketing, trading and shipping capabilities to create a single global hub in Abu Dhabi.” The company appointed Rashid Al Mazrouei as Chief Marketing and Origination Officer for LNG to lead the initiative.
Al Mazrouei will oversee the combined equity LNG portfolios of ADNOC Gas and XRG while directing long-term marketing and origination efforts from the Abu Dhabi Global Market. He will collaborate closely with ADNOC Trading, which remains the counterparty for trading activities with no alterations to existing customer interfaces. The announcement specified that ADNOC Gas’ current commercial LNG arrangements stay in place without modification.
The platform will optimise marketing for ADNOC Gas volumes, including those from the forthcoming Ruwais LNG project, and complement XRG’s expanding international gas and infrastructure portfolio. ADNOC Logistics and Services has grown its owned LNG fleet to 20 vessels, 14 of which are modern two-stroke carriers, to support both domestic production and global commerce. Shipping operations form a core element of the new platform’s design.
ADNOC Gas data places the group’s existing LNG liquefaction capacity at approximately 6 million tonnes per annum from offshore gas production facilities that supply utilities and industrial buyers worldwide. The company has outlined plans to scale this capacity substantially in the years ahead through new projects and partnerships. Its LNG currently reaches markets across Asia, Europe and other regions via regasification terminals that convert the product back to pipeline gas.
Natural Gas Intelligence reported in June 2025 that XRG, ADNOC’s independently operated investment arm, had approved a five-year plan to develop an international LNG portfolio targeting 20 to 25 million tonnes per year by 2035 through upstream assets and export project investments. The new platform’s 47 million tonne ambition aligns with these expansion efforts and ADNOC’s wider strategy to strengthen Abu Dhabi’s role as an energy trading centre. The launch reflects the company’s focus on meeting projected rises in global LNG requirements with reliable supply chains.
