The Next Web reported that ADNOC signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI and G42 to deploy AI agents across its oil and gas operations using G42-provided computing infrastructure in the UAE. The first application will focus on field-development planning, with plans to extend to refining, trading, cybersecurity and employee training; ADNOC claims the system could produce a complete development plan in hours instead of months, while human experts will retain oversight of major decisions. The contract value and rollout schedule were not disclosed, and the claim that ADNOC will be the first energy company to use OpenAI Frontier was not independently confirmed.