Abu Dhabi's ADNOC, G42 sign deal with OpenAI as Sam Altman travels to UAE
The agreement will link OpenAI models to ADNOC’s industrial data to forecast supply, demand, prices and margins while keeping human oversight in place.
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, ADNOC signed an agreement with OpenAI and G42 to deploy OpenAI Frontier technology across its oil and gas operations.
- Building on the AIQ venture, 60 per cent owned by ADNOC, the partnership aims to enable connected operational and commercial decision-making to improve efficiency.
- ADNOC plans to use Frontier to plan oil and gas field development, a process that currently takes months but could be completed in hours.
- Four agreements were signed today between Abu Dhabi-based entities and OpenAI, spanning government, energy, and investment sectors as part of a broader enterprise push.
- ADIPEC, the UAE's largest oil and gas conference, hosted the announcement amid industry concerns; ExxonMobil and Chevron cancelled attendance last week citing security concerns.
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