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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, G42 sign deal with OpenAI as Sam Altman travels to UAE

By Thomson Reuters Nov 2, 2026 | 12:43 AM

DUBAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC and artificial intelligence firm G42 on Monday signed ​a deal with OpenAI under ‌which the state energy firm will integrate advanced AI capabilities across its operations, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.

The deal ‌was ​signed as the ChatGPT ⁠maker’s CEO Sam ⁠Altman met with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in ​Abu Dhabi and attended the United Arab Emirates’ biggest oil ⁠show, ADIPEC.

US oil ⁠firms ExxonMobil and Chevron ​last week cancelled plans for their ​executives to travel to the Gulf ‌country and join the event, citing security concerns.

Fears of fresh US attacks on Iran and ⁠retaliatory strikes by Tehran have gripped the oil markets in recent days.

US President Donald ⁠Trump ‌has said he would ⁠not launch an attack ​on ‌Iran before the US ​midterm elections ⁠on November 3, but on Friday he said Washington may carry out another military operation against Iran.

(Reporting by Federico Maccioni; Editing by ​Jamie Freed)