▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁AD NO C . ▁ ▁Sub s idi aries ▁As ▁a ▁fully ▁integrated ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁company , ▁AD NO C ▁operations ▁ful fill ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁process ▁in ▁the ▁pet role um ▁industry . ▁These ▁process ▁are ▁then ▁divided ▁among ▁multiple ▁subs idi aries . ▁ ▁Ex pl oration ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁ ▁AD NO C ▁On sh ore ▁AD NO C ▁On sh ore ▁works ▁on sh ore ▁and ▁in ▁shall ow ▁coast al ▁water . ▁It ▁is ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Company ▁for ▁On sh ore ▁Pet role um ▁Oper ations , ▁AD CO . ▁AD NO C ▁On sh ore ▁oper ates ▁primarily ▁in ▁Ab u ▁D hab i . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Pet role um ▁Development ▁( T ru cial ▁Coast ). ▁It ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁con cess ion ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁ge ological ▁operations ▁until ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁first ▁commer cially ▁vi able ▁oil ▁discovery ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁Bab ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Pet role um ▁Company . ▁Ex ports ▁began ▁to ▁flow ▁from ▁the ▁J eb el ▁D h anna ▁terminal ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ' s ▁government ▁acquired ▁ 2 5 %