Abu Dhabi-UAE: 27 July, 2016 – ADNOC Distribution today launched the Madinat Shakhbout service station in Abu Dhabi’s Shakhbout City. The launch is in line with the company’s sustained strategy of meeting the growing demand for its products and services to cater to the UAE’s rapid urbanisation and development.
Located behind the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence building, the new service station was inaugurated by Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Distribution in the presence of senior company officials and specially invited guests.
The new station is equipped with five islands comprising 10 dispensers - of which four islands are allocated for fuel and Green Diesel and one island for natural gas - to supply a growing number of natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the emirate. Madinat Shakhbout service station is the latest addition to the ADNOC Distribution network of service stations across Abu Dhabi.
Similar to other ADNOC Distribution service stations, the Madinat Shakhbout service station provides a range of petroleum products and is open round the clock. The service station offers retail services via its ADNOC Oasis store that also includes a bakery. The service station provides oil change services and retails a wide range of lubricants. In addition, it also boasts an LPG cylinders depot and a fast food restaurant, among other conveniences.
Saeed Mubarak Al Rashidi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Distribution, said: “The launch of Madinat Shakhbout service station reflects our sustained commitment to providing best-in-class services to meet our customer demands for the company's services. As part of our expansion plans, ADNOC Distribution is also building 12 new service stations along arterial roads to fill fuel only as part of the company’s efforts to reduce queues and ensure maximum convenience and flexibility towards meeting growing demands of motorists in Abu Dhabi. The new stations will be located at Abu Dhabi Island, Shakhbout City, Khalifa City and Mohammed Bin Zayed City.”
Al Rashidi added: “Plans are also underway to build 16 regular service stations to become operational by end-2016, six service station in Abu Dhabi city, seven in Western Region, two in Northern Emirates, one service station in Al Ain, in line with the directives of our visionary leadership to step-up the delivery of enhanced services to all customers.”
ADNOC Distribution currently follows an expansion strategy that seeks to increase the total number of service stations within its network to more than 450 throughout the UAE by 2017.