ADNOC Partners With OpenAI and G42

Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI and G42 on November 2, 2026, to introduce AI agents into its operations. The deal was announced during OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s visit to the UAE. ADNOC will be the first energy company to use OpenAI Frontier, a platform launched in February for building and managing AI agents. The partners have not disclosed the agreement’s value or rollout date. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed witnessed the signing after meeting Altman, The National reported. OpenAI said Monday that the agreement was one of four deals with Abu Dhabi organisations.

The partners will combine OpenAI models with ADNOC’s industrial data to build systems for different parts of the business, running on computing infrastructure provided by G42 in the UAE. The first application will plan oil and gas field development. ADNOC says it could generate a complete development plan in hours, compared with a process that currently takes months; human experts will oversee major decisions. The companies also plan to connect production, refining, sales and trading. Agents will analyse supply, demand, prices and profit margins before crude oil is extracted, supporting decisions across the business.

The agreement also covers cybersecurity through OpenAI’s Daybreak Blue programme and training for ADNOC employees. ADNOC says it has already deployed ChatGPT Enterprise to more than 40,000 employees and has over 200 AI applications and 70 robotics projects in use or under development. The signing took place during ADIPEC, the UAE’s largest oil and gas conference. Separately, Reuters reported last week that ExxonMobil and Chevron cancelled plans to send executives to the event over safety concerns, while fears of further US strikes on Iran unsettled oil markets.

Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI and G42 on November 2, 2026, to introduce AI agents into its operations. The deal was announced during OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s visit to the UAE. ADNOC will be the first energy company to use OpenAI Frontier, a platform launched in February for building and managing AI agents. The partners have not disclosed the agreement’s value or rollout date. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed witnessed the signing after meeting Altman, The National reported. OpenAI said Monday that the agreement was one of four deals with Abu Dhabi organisations.

The partners will combine OpenAI models with ADNOC’s industrial data to build systems for different parts of the business, running on computing infrastructure provided by G42 in the UAE. The first application will plan oil and gas field development. ADNOC says it could generate a complete development plan in hours, compared with a process that currently takes months; human experts will oversee major decisions. The companies also plan to connect production, refining, sales and trading. Agents will analyse supply, demand, prices and profit margins before crude oil is extracted, supporting decisions across the business.

The agreement also covers cybersecurity through OpenAI’s Daybreak Blue programme and training for ADNOC employees. ADNOC says it has already deployed ChatGPT Enterprise to more than 40,000 employees and has over 200 AI applications and 70 robotics projects in use or under development. The signing took place during ADIPEC, the UAE’s largest oil and gas conference. Separately, Reuters reported last week that ExxonMobil and Chevron cancelled plans to send executives to the event over safety concerns, while fears of further US strikes on Iran unsettled oil markets.