Make it in the Emirates: How ADNOC’s ICV program strengthens resilience in the UAE’s supply chains
Suppliers that attended this year’s Make it in the Emirates, including TechnipFMC and Honeywell, say ADNOC’s In-Country Value program is playing a key role in building local manufacturing capacity for critical products and services.
Abu Dhabi, UAE – May 11, 2026: Khalid Taha, the director of strategy, Middle East at TechnipFMC, is standing in a sprawling warehouse floor flanked by rows of gleaming, immaculately machined components that stretch into the distance.
“This is all ADNOC’s supply,” he says. “Enough to maintain operational continuity for eight to 12 months.”
The scale is striking, but what matters more is what it represents. Every valve, casing hangar and wellhead inside TechnipFMC’s 48,500-square-meter facility in Abu Dhabi exists because of a deliberate push through ADNOC’s In-Country Value (ICV) program to build local capacity and inventory, especially when global supply chains falter.
It’s an apt reflection of the industrial resilience showcased at last week’s fifth edition of the Make it in the Emirates event in Abu Dhabi.
“Since COVID-19, we’ve seen continued shipping disruptions and geopolitical uncertainty, including the current situation,” Khalid says. “That’s why in-country readiness and operational continuity are essential.”
For global industrial technology company Honeywell, the program has enabled in-country assembly of gas detectors, reducing reliance on imports for a critical safety system used across ADNOC’s operations.
The Honeywell Masdar Innovation Center, launched in 2025 in Abu Dhabi, features an assembly line for the detectors, which provide real-time detection of toxic and flammable gases.
“Producing locally reduces lead times, strengthens supply chain resilience and ensures immediate access to mission-critical technologies without relying on imports,” says Syed Khurram, Honeywell’s regional gas offering manager for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
For TechnipFMC, the ICV program’s focus on building critical industrial capabilities is equally significant. Wellheads produced at its facility are pressure-control systems that are fundamental to every producing well, while ‘Christmas Trees’ are valve assemblies that sit above them to control and monitor production.
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“Wellhead and ‘Tree’ technology is a small part of the total well cost,” says Khalid. “But it’s critical. If it isn’t available, then operations stop.”
TechnipFMC has supplied equipment to ADNOC since its first wells in the 1950s. That long-standing relationship evolved in 2023 when, enabled by ICV, the company established regional headquarters in ICAD III. The plant now exports to five continents and employs more than 300 people.
Khalid says the program’s impact has gone well beyond the relocation of machinery.
“A powerful advantage is that when the product needs adjustment, the customer is right here,” he says. “Another major lesson is that we can truly rely on local capability and local talent … We have learned the importance of creating a sustainable ecosystem.”
Syed echoes that view, pointing to a shift beyond hardware.
“ICV is not just about equipment. It is about developing people and building an industrial base that can support the UAE for decades,” he says.
In 2024 alone, ADNOC enabled eight new industrial facilities to be established in the UAE, with a combined commercial value exceeding AED700 million. Under ICV targets that run separately to localization of manufacturing capacity, ADNOC plans to purchase AED90 billion worth of locally manufactured products by 2030, building on a program that has already driven AED307 billion back into the UAE economy since its launch.
ADNOC also announced last week it would award AED200 billion ($55 billion) in projects between 2026 and 2028. The announcement was made at the ‘Make it With ADNOC’ Forum, which connected top engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors with 70 local manufacturers included in ADNOC’s ‘Local+’ list.