Managing energy intensity, reducing emissions, and securing reliable freshwater alternatives are no longer peripheral goals but central pillars of operational resilience.
ENOC Group has announced significant milestones in energy efficiency, water conservation, and sustainable resource management on the sidelines of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2026 in Dubai.
Operating under the exhibition’s theme, “At the Forefront of Sustainability”, the integrated global energy player is demonstrating how targeted investments in green technologies and responsible resource allocation are yielding substantial commercial and environmental dividends.
Driving energy efficiency and emissions reduction
Decarbonising energy-intensive processing remains critical to the region’s broader net-zero trajectory. Through sustained integration of its Energy and Resource Management (E&RM) initiatives, the group has fundamentally restructured its consumption patterns. Since 2014, ENOC has invested AED 156.05 million in these specific programmes, resulting in a structural transformation of its energy overheads.
Key performance benchmarks include:
An improvement in overall energy intensity by 21.7 per cent since 2014.
A reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 11.5 per cent.
The avoidance of approximately 1.47 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) in cumulative emissions.
More than AED 478 million generated in cumulative financial savings across the group.
Over AED 75 million in savings derived exclusively from renewable energy integration since 2017.
A comprehensive waste recycling rate of 65.24 per cent achieved during the 2025 operational year.
Elevating industrial water security and circular reuse
Beyond emissions mitigation, securing reliable water supplies represents a primary operational challenge in arid climates. Industrial operations across the region are increasingly aligning with the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, which mandates a 21 per cent reduction in total water demand and an ambitious target to increase the reuse of treated water to 95 per cent.
ENOC is actively advancing these national targets by embedding water conservation deep into its value chain. In 2025, the organisation successfully recycled 688,785 cubic metres of treated water across its footprint—a volume equivalent to approximately 275 Olympic-sized swimming pools. This achievement secured a robust water recycling rate of 24.45 per cent. Concurrently, overall water intensity dropped to 0.0491 cubic metres per tonne of product, reflecting an approximate 20.4 per cent reduction compared to the 2014 baseline.
Highlighting the strategic importance of these initiatives, Hussain Sultan Lootah, Group Chief Executive Officer, ENOC Group, said: “Water security and responsible resource management are fundamental to the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the energy and industrial sectors, where water is essential to critical processes and operational continuity. As demand for energy and industrial output grows, so does the responsibility to use resources more efficiently, reduce pressure on freshwater supplies and integrate sustainable practices across the value chain.
“At ENOC, we are embedding this approach into our operations through practical solutions that expand water reuse, minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. Our participation at WETEX 2026 provides an important platform to demonstrate how these efforts are translating into measurable progress, while contributing to the UAE’s long-term water security and sustainability ambitions.”
Tailoring recovery solutions across the value chain
Achieving these group-wide metrics requires engineering bespoke water and waste management schemes across specific midstream and downstream facilities. At the Jebel Ali refinery, for instance, approximately 72,389 cubic metres of treated wastewater was repurposed in 2025 for irrigation and industrial supply. This redirection significantly reduced freshwater demand and generated an estimated AED 812,107 in annual cost savings.
Similar circular principles are being deployed within the organisation's gas operations. Dubai Natural Gas Company Limited (DUGAS) treated and reused roughly 50,053 cubic metres of wastewater in 2025, securing an 18.2 per cent recycling rate. Meanwhile, Emirates Gas retains water from LPG bullet cleaning for subsequent washing cycles and recirculates run-off from cylinder-cleaning operations wherever viable.
At the retail level, water recycling systems integrated into the service station network recovered 527,043 cubic metres of treated car-wash water in 2025, reaching a dedicated recycling rate of 67.6 per cent. Furthermore, across terminals, aviation sites, and the ENOC Lubricants & Grease Manufacturing Plant (ELOMP), advanced oily-water separation systems enabled the transfer of 3,273 tonnes of recoverable slops to approved recycling contractors in 2025. Complementing these large-scale efforts, the Dubai Lubricants Processing Plant (DLPP) recently introduced a water purification system that drastically reduces reliance on bottled water, projecting an additional AED 15,000 in recurring annual savings.
ENOC advances industrial water security and efficiency at WETEX 2026
ENOC Group has announced significant milestones in energy efficiency, water conservation, and sustainable resource management on the sidelines of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2026 in Dubai.
