The companies have already earmarked a number of areas for joint investment into research, such as non-metallic solutions, field testing and integrity management, smart reservoir management, well monitoring systems and innovative emergency response systems. The mutual R&D development will "complement" technical contributions that the US oil major has brought to the Upper Zakum offshore concession, in which it has been a partner since 2006, according to Christian Lenoble, president of Exxon Mobil Al Khalij and the company's UAE lead manager. The US energy company, alongside other international stakeholders, is working with Adnoc to increase production capacity on the Upper Zakum field to 1 million barrels per day by 2024.