UAE-France dialogue produces energy, aviation-fuel and AI agreements
Agreements involving ADNOC Gas, Schneider Electric and Technip Energies were signed during talks in Abu Dhabi.
Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed and French President Emmanuel Macron attended the UAE-France Business Dialogue in Abu Dhabi on 20 October. WAM said the discussions covered cooperation in energy, artificial intelligence and advanced technology.
The leaders witnessed an MoU between ADNOC Gas and Schneider Electric to assess operational technologies, and two contracts between ADNOC Refining and Technip Energies concerning a refining-capacity enhancement project and a sustainable aviation-fuel project. The source did not disclose the size of the capacity increase, investment values or project schedules.
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Signed energy agreements
Agreements identified by the source at the UAE-France Business Dialogue.
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Business dialogue and agreements
Agreements were signed in energy, refining capacity, sustainable aviation fuel and artificial intelligence.
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- Oil and gasSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: aviation-fuelwww.wam.ae ↗
- Artificial intelligenceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: AIwww.wam.ae ↗
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- United Arab Emirates · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.wam.ae ↗
- Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
54.3860893525, 24.4396362329 (longitude, latitude)
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