Invites Customers to Register for ADNOC Wallet Account

New Service in Line with Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and UAE efforts to Shape Smart Cities and Governments

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 2 February, 2016

ADNOC Distribution today announced the roll-out an seven-month pilot phase of its smart self-service refuelling (ADNOC SMART) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1 March to 1 October 2016. The pilot phase will cover four service stations located on Abu Dhabi Island and allow customers to try out self-refuelling using state-of-the art technologies and also benefit from varied payment methods.

The ADNOC SMART service is in line with the guidelines of Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and the UAEs efforts aiming towards shaping smart governments and smart cities. The new service will mark an important milestone in enhancing the operational capacity and efficiency of the ADNOC Distribution network.

To live the experience to the utmost and benefit from ADNOC SMART full features, all individual customers are encouraged to register for ADNOC Wallet account. The ADNOC Wallet allows customers to pay for their purchases at the participating service stations in three different ways via the Smart Tag, a smart chip installed at the fuel inlet of the vehicles fuel tank and linked to the ADNOC Wallet account, the ADNOC Plus cards, or via their ID card that is also linked to the ADNOC Wallet and activated for payments. The smart payment solutions are aimed at providing customers with added conveniences and safety, enabling them to manage their accounts from anywhere, at any time using tablets or mobiles.

ADNOC Distribution invites its customers to subscribe online for their ADNOC Wallet accounts by visiting the companys website (www.adnocdistribution.ae/smart) and following the simple steps for registration. ADNOC SMART eventually seeks to reduce queues and waiting time at ADNOC Distributions network of service stations.

Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, CEO of ADNOC Distribution, said: ADNOC SMART service allows customers to benefit from our cutting-edge technologically advanced infrastructure to experience self-refueling in a fast, easy and safe environment when they visit one of our smart service stations. We will monitor and evaluate the pilot phase of ADNOC SMART and the customers actual experience throughout the implementation of this pilot phase. Based on the outcomes, we hope to expand the service - after carrying out improvements if needed - across our network of service stations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Al Dhaheri added: as per the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 guidelines, ADNOC Distribution is committed to fulfilling the vision of the UAE leadership to achieve smart governments and cities through implementing this service. We are keen to provide an enhanced experience to our customers at our smart service stations and are taking all necessary efforts to make this transition phase a smooth and rewarding one for customers, partners and all concerned stakeholders.

At the launch of the pilot phase, ADNOC Distribution will provide additional incentives to its customers to subscribe to the ADNOC Wallet through offering the Smart Tags for free to the first 5,000 customers opting to experience the service. The company will also issue ADNOC Plus cards for free to the first 5,000 customers. In addition, customers registering for ADNOC Wallet will also have their ID cards linked to their ADNOC Wallet accounts and activated for free.

The four service stations included in the pilot phase are all located in Abu Dhabi Island - Rabdan Service Station located in Al Mushrif area on Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street - Abu Dhabi Road, Al Nasr Service Station located on Sheikh Zayed the First Street, Al Zafarana Service Station located near Khalifa University, and Al Qanah Service Station located on Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street.

Customers can get instant directions to the locations of service stations implementing the pilot phase of ADNOC SMART by entering the stations numbers on the companys  free to download mobile application (mobileapp.adnocdistribution.ae) were the four pilot service station numbers are as the following: Rabdan Service Station (162), Al Nasr Service Station (928), Al Qanah Service Station (752) and Al Zafarana Service Station (973).

ADNOC Distribution will also provide six smart centers (Rahal Centers) across Abu Dhabi for ADNOC Wallet accounts registration during the pilot phase. These include: Al Dhafrah Service Station (930) on Airport Road opposite to  Abu Dhabi Central Hospital, Khalifa City (A) service station (766), Global Centre (Daman Building) first floor located in Musaffah area , Abu Dhabi City Municipality Centre, at the Main Lobby, and the ADNOC Distribution Headquarters Main Lobby and both centers are located on  Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street (previously known as Salam Street), the last center is Rabdan service station located in Mushrif area opposite to Al Nahda National School.

Furthermore, the company has assigned Rabdan Service Station (162), located at Mushrif area as the smart Tag installation centre. The station will provide registration services as well for ADNOC Wallet.

ADNOC Distribution has started multifaceted educational and awareness campaigns to introduce the pilot phase of the ADNOC SMART service and encourage customers to register and benefit from free incentives.

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About ADNOC Distribution
Founded in 1973, as the first company owned by Abu Dhabi Government specialised in the marketing and distribution of petroleum products in the UAE, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (ADNOC Distribution) is a major driver of the countrys economy and an important community player. It employs over 12,000 people of 50 different nationalities from all over the world. ADNOC Distribution is part of ADNOC Group ranked among the top ten energy companies worldwide.

The company offers its customers fuel and oil for land and sea transportation, as well as commercial products and services for an array of industries ranging from aviation and utilities to manufacturing and construction.

In the UAE, ADNOC Distribution owns a wide network of service stations, Oasis 365 stand-alone retail concepts, Autoserv car care centres, Salama vehicle inspection centres, multi-product depots and aviation fuel depots. Throughout the GCC, the wider Middle East, Far East, Africa, and the CIS countries, ADNOC Distribution markets lubricants for passenger car and heavy duty diesel engine lubricants under the sub-brand ADNOC Voyager, as well as greases and lubricants for industrial, marine and other applications.

For fast access to the companys products & services, download the new ADNOC Distribution mobile app via mobileapp.adnocdistribution.ae, or visit our website - www.adnocdistribution.ae, for more information.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Ashraf Abdullah
ADNOC Distribution
Email: ashraf.abdullah@adnoc-dist.ae 

Press Release 2016