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Nov 2018
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Adnoc marks another first for UAE

The National
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In this episode, host Chris Nelson talks to The National’s Deputy Business Editor Dania Saadi about Abu Dhabi National Oil Company using hydraulic fracturing.

Adnoc’s announcement that together with US firm Baker Hughes it is using hydraulic fracturing technology onshore - for the first time in the Middle East - to assess the potential of gas reserves in the western Al Dhafra region of the emirate.

We also take a look at the UAE Central Bank’s IMF-beating forecast for economic growth next year and then tech entrepreneurs Omar Darwish and William gardener share their insights into the rapidly evolving world of digital marketing.

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