Abu Dhabi’s state oil company, ADNOC, has signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI and G42 to bring AI agents into its operations. The deal makes ADNOC the first energy company to use OpenAI Frontier, a platform launched in February that lets businesses build and manage AI agents. The companies have not disclosed the agreement’s value or when the system will be rolled out.
The signing took place in Abu Dhabi on November 2, during a visit to the UAE by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed witnessed the signing after meeting with Altman, according to The National. The agreement was one of four deals involving Abu Dhabi organizations that OpenAI announced.
How will ADNOC use OpenAI and G42 AI agents?
Under the partnership, OpenAI’s models will be combined with ADNOC’s industrial data to build AI systems for different parts of the business. Those systems will run on computing infrastructure provided by G42 in the UAE, which is also building OpenAI’s Stargate data center in the country.
What will ADNOC's AI agents do first?
The first application targets oil and gas field development planning. ADNOC says the system could produce a complete development plan in hours. That work currently takes months. Human experts will remain responsible for overseeing major decisions.
Which ADNOC operations will the AI agents connect?
The companies also plan to link different stages of ADNOC’s operations, from production and refining through sales and trading. AI agents will analyze supply, demand, prices and profit margins before crude oil is even extracted, giving the company information to guide decisions across the business.
The agreement goes beyond core operations. It includes cybersecurity work through OpenAI’s Daybreak Blue program and training for ADNOC employees. The deal also fits into OpenAI’s broader push into enterprise AI, which has included several partnerships with major consulting firms this year.
Altman framed the partnership as a step toward solving large problems in the energy sector. “More capable AI can help us tackle some of the world’s hardest problems – particularly around energy,” he said. “By combining frontier AI, sovereign infrastructure and industry expertise, this first-of-its-kind partnership will help ADNOC move faster, operate more efficiently and make better decisions across the energy value chain.”
ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who is also the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, said the company is connecting intelligence across its entire business. “The next frontier of AI is not simply doing things faster,” he said. “It is making possible what was previously beyond reach.”
ADNOC says it has already rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise to more than 40,000 employees. The company also has more than 200 AI applications and 70 robotics projects either in use or under development.
The announcement came during ADIPEC, the UAE’s largest oil and gas conference, but the event is taking place against a tense backdrop for the industry. Last week, Reuters reported that ExxonMobil and Chevron had canceled plans to send executives to the conference over safety concerns. The news agency also reported that fears of further US strikes on Iran have unsettled oil markets.
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