OpenAI signs four deals in Abu Dhabi covering ADNOC, Mubadala and 'machine-readable' government rules
Sam Altman met Abu Dhabi's crown prince as OpenAI agreed to deploy its models in energy, investment and government, while seeking up to $20 billion in a funding round co-led by UAE investors, CNBC reported.
OpenAI signed a set of agreements with Abu Dhabi entities on Monday, 2 November 2026, after CEO Sam Altman met Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, CNBC reported, citing the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
The four agreements
- Energy: the state oil company ADNOC, the AI group G42 and OpenAI agreed to deploy OpenAI’s frontier technology across ADNOC’s operations.
- Investment: sovereign investor Mubadala, Inception42 and OpenAI will apply advanced AI to investment analysis.
- Government: the Abu Dhabi Government announced an initiative with OpenAI to translate government policies and regulations into machine-readable form.
- Adoption: Inception42 and OpenAI signed a five-year agreement to spread frontier AI across government, business and education.
The money context
According to CNBC, OpenAI is seeking to raise up to $20 billion in a new funding round co-led by UAE investors. The announcements did not include financial terms for the individual agreements, and CNBC did not report how quickly the deployments will begin.
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