UAE, Abu Dhabi
First steps have been taken toward the creation of a national network of natural gas vehicle (NGV) fuelling stations in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report in the UAE daily, The National, which states Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) plans to build 16 CNG pumping stations by year-end. As many as 10,000 cars a day could be fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG) instead of petrol within a year, energy officials said yesterday. The company also intends to establish conversion workshops where petrol-run vehicles could be fitted with natural gas tanks in the boot.
Another arm of Adnoc, Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (Gasco) has awarded the contract for building and maintaining the 16 stations to Munich-based company, Bauer Kompressoren. Of the 16 new stations, nine would be in Abu Dhabi, five in Sharjah and two in Al Ain.
Conversion of fleet vehicles, including the emirate’s silver taxis, utility company fleets, Adnoc’s own vehicles and Armed Forces and police vehicles, will be Adnoc’s first priority.
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