ADNOC Refining signed two contracts with France’s Technip Energies, one for a refining capacity enhancement project and one for a sustainable aviation fuel project, at the UAE-France Business Dialogue in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Tuesday.
The value of the contracts was not disclosed.
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and French President Emmanuel Macron attended the event at Qasr Al Watan, where the agreements were signed.
In a separate energy deal, ADNOC Gas and Schneider Electric signed a memorandum of understanding to assess advanced technologies and operational improvements to make energy systems more efficient.
Three UAE organizations signed memorandums with French company AMI Labs. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence will cooperate on AI research, G42 on cloud computing infrastructure and AI models, and Analog on integrating AI models into robotics.
Sheikh Khaled said changes in the global economy had raised the strategic importance of cooperation on secure, reliable and sustainable energy supplies and resilient supply chains, according to the media office.
He said the dialogue was a chance to turn shared priorities into strategic investments and major projects. The two sides also highlighted Campus AI, an artificial intelligence infrastructure project the countries are developing in France.
Macron is on an official visit to the UAE, which began with talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
