ADNOC, OpenAI and G42 sign multiyear AI agreement

ADNOC has signed a multiyear agreement with OpenAI and G42 to deploy artificial intelligence across its operations, beginning with planning oil and gas field development, the companies said November 2. The partnership, announced during the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi, will combine OpenAI models with ADNOC’s industrial data to build AI systems for different parts of the business. The systems will run on computing infrastructure provided by G42 in the United Arab Emirates, according to the agreement’s description. ADNOC says the initial application is intended to bring together information about field geology, infrastructure and project economics to prepare development plans. The company says work that currently takes months could be completed in hours. That is a projected capability, not a reported result from a system already in operation. The companies also plan to connect information across ADNOC’s operations, including production, refining, logistics, sales and trading. The intended systems would assess supply, demand, prices and margins to inform business decisions, including evaluation of crude oil before extraction. ADNOC says human experts will oversee...