UAE ADNOC’s AI push , global expansion, and dividend disciplinenote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed (KBZ) chaired ADNOC’s Executive Committee on 8/9/2025.

ADNOC’s strategy reframes artificial intelligence (AI) as a core production infrastructure while balancing stable shareholder returns with ADNOC’s overseas expansion agenda.

This note explores KBZ’s ADNOC directives, including:

- ADNOC’s AI rollout under its CEO Sultan Al-Jaber

- Input from UAE Ministers and executives shaping ADNOC’s priorities

- International growth bids under XRG

- Balancing dividend stability and expansion financing