# 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.

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- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Published: 2026-10-20T14:20:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-20T14:20:12+00:00
- 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.

## Data

### Signed energy agreements

Agreements identified by the source at the UAE-France Business Dialogue.

Methodology: The event lists signings and scopes reported by the source; it adds no undisclosed amounts or schedules.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Business dialogue and agreements | Agreements were signed in energy, refining capacity, sustainable aviation fuel and artificial intelligence. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2u6out-crown-prince-abu-dhabi-french-president-attend> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-france-energy-ai-project-agreements-2026/data/uae-france-agreements?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-france-energy-ai-project-agreements-2026/data/uae-france-agreements?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Emirates News Agency (WAM)](<https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2u6out-crown-prince-abu-dhabi-french-president-attend>) (Source checked: 2026-10-20; Published: 2026-10-20)

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