Emarat and G42 sign MoU to explore AI for energy and mobility sector

Emarat and G42 have signed an MoU to explore AI for energy and mobility. Emirates Petroleum Company P.J.S.C. (Emarat) and the Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 signed the memorandum of understanding on 26 October 2026. The agreement covers potential areas of collaboration including AI applications for the energy sector, digital security and sovereignty, next-generation service station concepts and related solutions. It was signed by Ahmad Abdulla Al Ahli, Chief People and Corporate Support Officer of Emarat, and Ali Al Amine, Chief Commercial Officer of G42 International. The collaboration aims to support the next phase of Emarat’s transformation by aligning technology adoption with long-term business value, operational readiness and the changing expectations of the energy and mobility sector. Ahmad Abdulla Al Ahli said the MoU reflects how Emarat is approaching the next phase of its transformation. He added that the collaboration with G42 gives the company the opportunity to explore new ways of using advanced technologies to support smarter decision-making, enhance the resilience of its business and create a stronger foundation for future growth. Ali Al Amine said G42 is pleased to collaborate with Emarat on exploring opportunities that bring together advanced AI, cloud and digital capabilities with one of the UAE’s most established energy companies. He added that by combining G42’s technology expertise with Emarat’s sector knowledge and operational footprint, the parties aim to identify meaningful areas where AI and digital solutions can support the next phase of transformation in this sector. Emarat operates an integrated energy business in the UAE that includes fuel retail and related services. G42 is a technology holding group with capabilities in AI, cloud and digital infrastructure through its portfolio companies. The MoU does not specify which G42 entities will participate in any resulting work or how data will be handled under digital security and sovereignty provisions. The collaboration is framed as exploratory and does not include committed capital or defined deliverables. Emarat and G42 have not published any specific projects, pilot timelines or investment amounts under the MoU. Those details would show the scale of the intended collaboration. The companies have not published the number of service stations that could be included in any next-generation concept or the data volumes that would be involved in AI applications for energy operations. G42 has not published which of its portfolio companies, such as Core42 or Presight, would lead any resulting work. For UAE energy and mobility operators the practical change is an exploratory framework between an established energy company and an AI technology group. The value depends on whether the parties move from the MoU to defined pilots in AI for energy or next-generation service stations and whether those pilots produce measurable operational improvements. The MoU does not create any obligation to proceed with projects. It is a framework to explore opportunities in AI, cybersecurity and advanced digital technologies. Other energy companies in the UAE have also signed technology collaboration agreements. Emarat pairs an MoU with G42 focused on AI applications for the energy sector and next-generation service stations. The companies have not published a comparison of this MoU with other energy-AI agreements in the region or the number of previous digital initiatives Emarat has completed with technology partners. The announcement does not list the specific AI use cases that will be examined first or the cybersecurity standards that will apply to any data shared under the MoU. Those details would show the technical starting points. Without them the agreement remains a description of an exploratory memorandum rather than a defined technology deployment. If Emarat and G42 publish the first pilot projects, the service stations involved and any measured outcomes within the next six months, the MoU has a measurable follow-through. If the next update is only a restatement of the memorandum, the change for the market remains the same as the initial announcement. The figures missing are pilot scope and any associated investment.